Definition of EXPEND

Examples of expend in a Sentence

Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem? redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house

Recent Examples on the Web This environment requires anatomical compromises—their small bodies have less force but expend less energy. — National Geographic, "ADAPTED TO THE EXTREME," 16 June 2020 The shift has forced the Trump campaign and its allies to expend resources in several states that initially had been expected to be safely in the president’s column. — Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times, "Cash floods into pro-Biden super PAC," 19 June 2020 Further, this rule is designed to provide labor organization members a proper accounting of how their labor organization’s funds are invested or otherwise expended by the trust. — Sean Higgins, Washington Examiner, "Labor Department says new financial disclosure rules would have exposed UAW corruption earlier," 5 Mar. 2020 Given the importance of the angler in this complex interaction, biologists and regulators have expended much effort to develop guidelines for catch-and-release fishing. — Popular Science, "Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard," 11 Feb. 2020 Neatness can be restored, but someone will have to expend energy in the effort to tidy up. — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, "A Simple Twist of Thermodynamics Could Lead to Greener Refrigeration," 21 Jan. 2020 Ask this: Should a Dolphins team that didn’t draft Jackson for fear of injury expend it’s expected top-10 pick on Tua, considering his history of injuries? — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Twenty-two-for-Tua should be Dolphins’ offseason draft refrain | Commentary," 6 Dec. 2019 Meanwhile, Google is hosting Your Plan, Your Planet and providing tips on how to waste less food and water, recycle your clothes and household items, and expend less energy to power your life. — Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, "Earth Day Is Remote This Year — But You Can Still Participate Online," 22 Apr. 2020 The Warrior who took the greatest physical pounding over the past five seasons, who expended the most emotional energy, was the one who got left off the traveling squad to Italy. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Draymond Green missed out on the Warriors’ virtual Italian vaca," 8 Mar. 2020

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