sapping

Example Sentences

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“Rising yields are sapping risk appetites on Wall Street,” said José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Fair enough, although this is hardly the first government building project to cost more than advertised, and the Fed funds it from the central bank’s own resources rather than sapping tax revenue from Treasury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

But playing long into the summer in sapping conditions to become world champions is beginning to take its toll.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

But rising temperatures can play a more fundamental role by sapping moisture from the soil via evaporation.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

But today a spiritual claustrophobia had set his internal organs to aching, sapping his strength.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols