Example Sentences

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In recent months, the company has faced criticism from users complaining that they were exhausting their usage quotas too quickly and having to pay high prices to continue.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

These screening calls were exhausting, but when I hung up, I always felt better—in a way I absolutely had not after a session with my own therapist.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024

Rehearsals were exhausting, and dancing partners sometimes needed to "walk away from each other" in frustrating moments, she said.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Cooling systems across the country, now more urgently needed as climate change turns up the heat on already sweltering temperatures, were exhausting the grid.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Just the boys’ voices on the bus were exhausting for me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila