attrition
noun
a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength.
attritional
-
a word derived from
attrition.
Example Sentences
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In a third-quarter that made you rub your eyes in disbelief, Scotland were adventurous and attritional; lethal in scoring tries and savage in the collision areas.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Military experts don’t expect the pattern of attritional fighting to change this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Or will 2026 be another year of grim attritional war, with Moscow and Kyiv treating the U.S. mediation effort as another battlefront?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
An attritional 18-play drive lasting nearly 10 minutes led to a field goal and slender lead for New England.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
The attritional effect of repeated raids may be very great.
From Sound Military Decision by Edward C. (Edward Clifford) Kalbfus
