How to Use exhaustion in a Sentence

exhaustion

noun

• He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
• But the day was hot and Pietri had reached the edge of exhaustion.
  — Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2022
• Despite the reroutes, the last-minute packing, and the exhaustion, the pros far outweigh the cons.
  — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The giant falls in exhaustion and drinks the (silken) rivers dry.
  — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
• Of course her in-over-her-head exhaustion gets the better of her.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Nov. 2021
• In some ways the exhaustion and the brain fog provided the respite that even Paris could not.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
• And so the rest has to match the deficit; when the rest matches the deficit, depletion and exhaustion improve.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Sep. 2023
• This year, covid exhaustion set in and the reunion never got off the ground.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
• News-cycle exhaustion Gone are the days of the morning paper and the 6 o'clock news.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
• Cordae raps with the exhaustion of someone who has had to talk a friend or two off of this same ledge in the past.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
• Did any of the cast suffer from smile-exhaustion during the shoot?
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2022
• After 100 yards, Lewis sat down in exhaustion and laughed at the storm as the sky dumped freezing rain on him.
  — Benjamin Alva Polley, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2022
• Half the plane cheered, the other half looked at each other with exhaustion.
  — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 19 Apr. 2022
• Some of that has to do with just the exhaustion and depletion of their forces after five months of war.
  — CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022
• At some point, exhaustion would have set in—for me, at least, if not for the two quarterbacks.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• David hopes that, despite the exhaustion each side feels, a little luck can get them to yes.
  — Drew Goins, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
• All three women fell to the floor out of exhaustion after crossing the line.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
• Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, exhaustion and a rash that spreads across the body.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2022
• Quit his job due to the mental exhaustion of the pandemic?
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 26 July 2022
• The endless attempts to get the right sound for the drums wring humor out of the tedium and exhaustion of the artistic process.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
• There is an exhaustion that comes with playing as many games as the Astros have played.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022
• In Italian, to be a donkey, or asino, means to either not be good in school or to work to the point of exhaustion.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
• Aries March 21-April 19 Working to the point of exhaustion is possible for you now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
• Ask for lots of rain checks and give genuine apologies, but do NOT spread yourself thin to the point of exhaustion.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
• There’s an exhaustion from all of the culture wars, from all of the conflict, the divisiveness.
  — Jena McGregor, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• More and more of us are feeling the exhaustion of uneasiness.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023
• Natalie Laser had trained herself to work to the point of exhaustion.
  — Ellen O'Brien, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2022
• My exhaustion isn't due to overindulgence the night prior, though.
  — Will Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
• Maybe that is down to the latter’s hyper-inflated ecosystem, its player sales that feel laughably untethered from real life or just an unspoken exhaustion with things like compassion and not treating people like cash cows.
  — Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
• Chronic stress: This can manifest in physical symptoms like sleep problems, exhaustion, depression and even serious health conditions such as autoimmune diseases and cancer.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025