saps
Example Sentences
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Voisard noted that an eagle’s first flight is a stressful endeavor that saps the bird’s energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Drought also saps hydropower output, driving natural-gas and coal burning, something that happened in China during the last El Niño.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The fight for new capital saps investment from other sectors, while meeting increasingly grandiose ambitions requires more computing power, which in turn demands more energy, which stokes energy price increases, and so on.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Cooper rejects the view that this slot-machine version of entertainment saps our ability to focus.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
That’s what Charles Chiltington thought about sentimental saps like Kyle Keeley.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
