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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.
They were hunting for Tokyo Rose, the owner of a voice that sought to sap military morale by spreading propaganda through countless scratchy Allied radios.
From Los Angeles Times
Kyiv and its Western partners call the attacks cynical attempts to sap society's morale by plunging millions into the cold and dark as temperatures drop below freezing.
From Barron's
We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives.
Russia is willing to endure tremendous human losses in the hopes that it will sap Ukraine of the resources and will to keep fighting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
