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US
/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/
]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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depleted of energy, force, or strength
the exhausted food sources
impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil
exhausted oil wells -
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
the day's shopping left her exhausted
only worn-out horses and cattle
you look worn out
was fagged and sweaty
he went to bed dog-tired
felt completely washed-out
the trembling of his played out limbs -
drained physically
the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained
How To Use exhausted In A Sentence
- Dylan seemed exhausted, self-preoccupied, and morbidly depressed. Touched with Fire
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine
- At worst the disinfectant is prematurely exhausted, an effect known as organic overload, allowing large numbers of micro-organisms to survive.
- Experiencing a rare moment alone, the busy mompreneur looked exhausted as she browsed through the store.
- According to the 1956 agreement on the machinery, industrial action should only be contemplated when all the relevant stages have been exhausted.
- While the other threads were developed and resolved, leaving one rather exhausted and peculiarly unsatisfied, this one remained outstanding, haunting the reader's memory.
- She is pregnant, unwell and exhausted and something has to be done. Times, Sunday Times
- We have exhausted the art for art's sake argument. Times, Sunday Times
- And by 1947 Europe had largely exhausted its dollar reserves.
- We collapse in exhausted triumph with a glass of claret and a chunk of home-made cake. Times, Sunday Times
