Example Sentences

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Both Russia and Ukraine have been expending munitions at a furious rate.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

Ever since, we have been expending enormous resources and impinging on the rights of law-abiding citizens to prevent any such attacks in the future.

From Salon • May 11, 2013

At the rate at which they have been expending ammunition up to now, Amin's remaining loyalists will run out of it very soon.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been expending two days in a letter to the Friend on "Distillation," which I ardently hope to get inserted. 11th Mo. 3d.

From A Brief Memoir with Portions of the Diary, Letters, and Other Remains, of Eliza Southall, Late of Birmingham, England by Southall, Eliza