saps
Example Sentences
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But if their presence somewhat saps our national story of its romanticism, it only adds to its deep interest.
Forced to smear herself with a lotion that Teddy claims saps her powers, she does it with feathery spa fingers like she’s getting a facial.
From Los Angeles Times
New Jersey has the nation’s highest top state tax rate on corporate income, which saps investment in poor and rich places.
But doing so saps its sensitivity, as doubling a cylinder’s resonant frequency would require shrinking it to one-eighth its original volume.
From Science Magazine
But the South African Human Rights Commission said on Friday that it had begun an investigation into the SAPS's handling of the Stilfontein mine incident, following complaints that the blockade may have infringed the miners' right to life.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
