tapped out

Examples of tapped out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Experts said the bleak economic situation has left Iranians all but tapped out after a decade of such challenges. Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023 To be sure, the fact Trump started his campaign almost two years before the 2024 election and after the midterms, when many donors were tapped out, hurt his numbers, Wilson said. Bill Allison, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023 On the bench, teammates stood and tapped out stick salutes on the boards. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023 Child care centers, where the typical worker makes $13 per hour, cannot easily raise salaries, since many of their customers, working parents, are close to tapped out. Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for tapped out 

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“Tapped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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