expend
verb (used with object)
to use up.
has expended
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present perfectof expend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For example, the updated report estimates that the U.S. has expended 1,060-1,430 Patriot missiles in the Iran war, leaving as few as 870 in America’s arsenal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
No other Big Tech company has expended as much money or effort to restructure its business model for AI.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
For most of his MLB career, Ohtani has expended that athleticism on both pitching and hitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Analysts say North Korea has huge supplies of artillery shells, rockets and small arms ammunition that could help Russia replenish the vast stocks it has expended in more than 18 months of war in Ukraine.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023
It is obvious that among the primitive peoples a man must acquire proprietary rights over land upon which he has expended labour.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
