How to Use deplete in a Sentence

deplete

verb
Definition of depletenext
Synonyms for depletenext
  • We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.
  • Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources.
  • But 500 years to deplete all of the world’s marble is not very long.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
  • At the end of the day, Tetyana sometimes feels depleted.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The leaves are hand-picked, and only a little at a time as to not deplete the plant.
    — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 12 June 2020
  • The roster from the big leagues to the minor leagues was depleted.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • That cuts into the range and can deplete a battery faster.
    — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Between city and highway loops, the test calls for a steady speed of 55 or 65 mph to deplete the battery.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Experts say your level of self-control tends to deplete over the course of a day.
    — Womensmedia, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • But while drugs increase dopamine in the moment, long-term drug use depletes it.
    — Quanta Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • To be in as good shape next year, the region can’t afford to deplete it too much this winter.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Those words helped launch the catch-and-release craze, a more humane method of fishing that doesn’t deplete species of fish.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Rock-and-roll habits depleted him; lung cancer finished him off at the age of 41.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The baseball field was destroyed and some of the buildings were depleted.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At that stage of the race, your body is depleted and flavors taste much more intense.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The initial round of funding for the program was depleted in just two weeks.
    — Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al, 24 Apr. 2020
  • The Spirit was depleted throughout the event’s three games.
    — Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Now, most heirs must deplete the account within 10 years.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Rosehip is our weapon against those free radicals that deplete and dull the skin.
    — Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 3 July 2021
  • His 1975 report on the subject was among the first to highlight the role that the gases played in depleting the ozone layer.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Ducks enter this matchup depleted by injuries and trades.
    — Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Without much soil to hold moisture, the plant will quickly deplete what there is.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Bucs put up just 20 points last week with their depleted receiving corps and the Falcons are just 6-9 against the Over/Under for the year.
    — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The backcourt is depleted by the injuries to Jackson and Rose, but the return of Griffin will be huge.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Late in the season, though, with injuries depleting depth in the running back group, Trayanum moved back to offense.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But then the water source is being depleted, and stretching it is not cheap.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • That early onslaught of demand will deplete the supply of homes for sale.
    — From Staff and Wire Reports, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • In New York City, the virus has depleted the law enforcement workforce.
    — Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Critics say the program would deplete enrollment in public schools and divert money from those schools.
    — Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
  • His offense and confidence were depleted under Richardson.
    — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025

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