SAPS

British  

abbreviation

1. South African Police Service

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Example Sentences

But if their presence somewhat saps our national story of its romanticism, it only adds to its deep interest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forced to smear herself with a lotion that Teddy claims saps her powers, she does it with feathery spa fingers like she’s getting a facial.

From Los Angeles Times

But doing so saps its sensitivity, as doubling a cylinder’s resonant frequency would require shrinking it to one-eighth its original volume.

From Science Magazine

But the South African Human Rights Commission said on Friday that it had begun an investigation into the SAPS's handling of the Stilfontein mine incident, following complaints that the blockade may have infringed the miners' right to life.

From BBC

The strategy saps the migrants of the funds and energy they need to keep going.

From BBC

Related Words

• blunt
• deplete
• destroy
• drain
• erode
• exhaust
• impair
• ruin
• undermine
• vitiate
• wreck