exhaust
verb (used with object)
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.
exhausts
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pluralof exhaust.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof exhaust (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
exhaustverb (used with object)to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.
Example Sentences
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Core-collapse supernovae occur when a massive star exhausts the fuel needed to support its core.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
February saw a surge in both trading activity, which often accompanies comes as a price swing exhausts itself, and institutional repositioning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 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
Somehow all this information exhausts me, and I watch the second video, which explains the actual procedures for vacuuming, with the detached interest of a cineast.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
