How to Use expend in a Sentence
expend
verb- Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
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The grapes gain depth in proportion to the amount of work the vine must expend to survive.
—Alex Halberstadt, New York Times, 4 July 2023
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This can expend a lot of energy to keep the plane cool.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
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To be both artist and activist, to expend oneself in both places, on the page and in the world, is the duty of the writer.
—Parul Seghal, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
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Lawyers for Hochul and Adams have sparred in court over how best to house and expend resources to care for the migrants.
—Anthony Izaguirre, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
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Those steps around the house weren’t going to expend Allen’s battery, though.
—Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2020
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And any effort expended to make one’s way through life with a smile.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
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This is not where Biden had hoped to expend his time and energy.
—Aamer Madhani and Ellen Knickmeyer, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
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This event had a mock battle in which some 6,000 blank rounds were expended.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
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That means that to get up to record-breaking speeds north of 50 miles per hour, the teams of sailors need to expend a whole lot of energy.
—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2017
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By far the larger cost is the time, and resources, such a strategy expends.
—Lomi Kriel, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
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Ramirez will also force you to expend a higher draft pick; his current ADP of 21 is right at the end of round two.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 19 Mar. 2018
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There are no rations, no war bonds, and no protests over the lives lost and treasure expended.
—Amy Schafer, Slate Magazine, 2 Aug. 2017
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The union might expend endless energy to find that needle in the haystack.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
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The Eagles would be more willing to expend a second-round pick on a running back.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 27 Apr. 2018
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And yet, quite a lot of city money was now being expended.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2023
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Work-life balance has shifted to allow more room to expend time doing things that are not part of the job.
—Chandra Gundlapalli, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
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To lose weight, the body must expend more energy than the calories consumed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
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Before the halfway point of the first quarter, the Celtics led 25-3 and Atkinson had expended a pair of timeouts.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
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Before the halfway point of the first quarter, the Celtics led 25-3 and Atkinson had expended a pair of timeouts.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
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This would also force the British to expend man power and resources in fighting the Spanish.
—Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2018
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Your sign ruler Venus craves healing, but doesn’t want to try anything new or expend any effort to achieve it.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 15 July 2024
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Most would rather have a rock in their Nikes or eat a tainted pregame crème brulee than expend energy in a game that does not count.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
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And now, in less than a week, all that was achieved, and sacrificed, all the lives and treasure expended, has come undone.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN, 14 Oct. 2019
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Those substances require energy that plants can’t bear to expend during the heat of the day.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
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Between 2019 and now, we have been obliged to expend yet more effort trying to recoup at least some of our costs.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Cruise lines expend a lot of energy going the extra mile for guests.
—Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
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That line could be used as an insult for, say, a member of a sports team not expending enough effort.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sleeping More Calories are burned naturally during sleep as the body expends energy to maintain proper function throughout the night.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
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