SAPS

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abbreviation for

South African Police Service

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Words nearby SAPS

sapropel, saprophagous, saprophyte, saprotroph, saprozoic, SAPS, sapsago, sapsucker, Sapulpa, sapwood, Saqqara

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How to use SAPS in a sentence

It is like a habit-forming drug that, in victory, saps your elation and, in defeat, deepens your despair.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To live with anxiety is to live with a leech that saps you of your energy, confidence, and chutzpah.
How to Cure Your Anxiety? Read Henry James’s ‘The Portrait of a Lady,’ Of Course.|Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkind|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Sex Addiction EpidemicChris Lee, Newsweek It wrecks marriages, destroys careers, and saps self-worth.
The Week's Best Longreads|David Sessions|December 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Besides, complaining about McConnell only saps valuable time away from objecting vehemently to Joe Lieberman.
Things to Stop Bitching About in 2010|Tina Brown|January 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The fall cheeses are beginning to ripen, and the wine saps are so heavy that Edwin has proudly propped up the bending boughs.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
Do you know, Edwin, I believe you will realize enough off your wine saps and pippins to pay for all your furniture!
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
The English line goes up the big green hill, in trenches and saps of reddish clay, to the plateau or tableland at the top.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield
By means of saps running into High Wood from the trench dug along its southern and western edge, a footing was held in the wood.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
The bombardment had wrecked it, and saps had been run up to within a short distance of "Little Willie."
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott