expended; expending; expends
1
: to pay out : spend
the social services upon which public revenue is expended—
J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson
expender
noun
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
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
For instance, studies show that ultramarathon runners expend large amounts of energy on race day, but cannot sustain that level of output over the long haul.3
Scientists are still trying to understand how this is possible.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
States will also expend enormous effort trying to prevent such intrusions, most likely with the aid of their own AI defenses, while operating multiple redundant networks.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
The city will incur considerable costs as city staff will be forced to expend substantial time and resources analyzing and collecting the necessary information and data.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
For instance, studies show that ultramarathon runners expend large amounts of energy on race day, but cannot sustain that level of output over the long haul.3
Scientists are still trying to understand how this is possible.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
States will also expend enormous effort trying to prevent such intrusions, most likely with the aid of their own AI defenses, while operating multiple redundant networks.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
The city will incur considerable costs as city staff will be forced to expend substantial time and resources analyzing and collecting the necessary information and data.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expend
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expend. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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