Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for exhaust. Search instead for wegschaust.
Definitions

exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

One bill limits liability for rocket launchers that own at least 20,000 contiguous acres related to noise, exhaust and other disturbances.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

He heard the garage door shut, followed by the roar of a car exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

And when outside, they tend to be closer to the ground and nearer sources of exhaust fumes, for example.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

His lungs fill with fresh air, not like that exhaust.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, its core collapses and triggers a dramatic explosion known as a supernova.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

Judges then stunned the nation by ordering Sarkozy to swiftly start serving his sentence, dispensing with the usual practice of waiting until a white-collar convict exhausts the appeals process.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2025

The flaming exhausts on my hoverboard turn ninety degrees—I’m shot forward like a bullet from a gun.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

In fact, the deeply personal lyrics were inspired by Parton’s mother and her exhausted loyalty to a husband who strayed and took her for granted.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Some universities offer need-based or merit-based institutional aid, and Austin said some schools are even offering institutional loans for students who have exhausted their federal options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Canyon coach Nate Harrison was exhausted and exhilarated afterward.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

“I’m exhausted all the time, don’t get me wrong,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Even if I had to work so hard to be the best that I was too exhausted to ever actually be my best.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Travel, she says, “was exciting, exhausting, anxiety-producing, disorienting, stimulating, joyful and difficult to explain to others.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

For us, Cuenca checks a lot of boxes, but the lack of an international airport makes travel long and exhausting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

From health experts, entrepreneurs and influencers, here are ways to pursue a healthy body, mind and soul without exhausting your overdraft.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

She would spend whole hours sucking her finger in the bathroom, holding herself back with an exhausting iron will so as not to eat earth.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




Vocabulary lists containing exhaust


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training