Examples of spent in a Sentence
he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep
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Substitute espresso powder with spent coffee grounds in your recipe.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
This waste has a large quantity of water and solid material: 100 liters of beer generate 2 to 4 kilograms (4.4 to 8.8 lbs.) of spent yeast.
—Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2025
Modelo bottles and a spent cartridge case, from the same ammunition found in Gomez-Urbina’s car, were also found at the scene.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Days are slower, spent reading, swimming in Lake Zurich or traveling with her partner to places like Brazil and Australia.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
This waste has a large quantity of water and solid material: 100 liters of beer generate 2 to 4 kilograms (4.4 to 8.8 lbs.) of spent yeast.
—Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2025
Modelo bottles and a spent cartridge case, from the same ammunition found in Gomez-Urbina’s car, were also found at the scene.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Days are slower, spent reading, swimming in Lake Zurich or traveling with her partner to places like Brazil and Australia.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spent. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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spent
adjective1
: used up
2
: drained of energy
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