expend
verb (used with object)
to use up.
Example Sentences
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In the first nine months of this year, the company collected a total of $13.1 billion in cash but expended $40 billion in capital on AI, among $48.1 billion in total capital spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Iranian ballistic missiles have also proved a headache for Israel, the U.S. and Gulf states, which have all expended large stockpiles of expensive interceptors to shoot them down, not always successfully.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The U.S. military’s own weapons stockpiles, including crucial drone and missile interceptors, were expended in the first period of the war.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
In truth, despite the considerable effort expended by law enforcement, the investigation went cold nearly as soon as it began.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Nico had expended so much energy travelling through shadows . . . perhaps he was starting to fade permanently.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
