How to Use attrition in a Sentence

attrition

noun

• Attrition is high among social workers because of the difficult work and poor pay.
• In the next 10 years— There’s gonna be a lot of attrition.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• This was a battle of attrition and our pace wore on them a bit.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 25 Aug. 2023
• The problem is that there are two key variables in a war of attrition.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
• Utah State has a short bench, and short benches don’t win wars of attrition.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• There could be attrition on the right if those lawmakers take too much heat and walk away.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 May 2023
• Ukraine is also seeing a high attrition rate, the UK added.
  — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• This is one war of attrition that Russia looks to be losing.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
• The summer offensive could well extend through the end of 2023 and lead to a long and grinding war of attrition.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
• Perhaps most important for a long-term war of attrition in Ukraine is the cost.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
• Though the conflict dragged on through four years of a brutal war of attrition, the impact of the blockade was dramatic.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
• For all the attrition, the unit did much better against expectations in the 2-4 finish than the offense did.
  — Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
• In a grinding war of attrition, Ukrainians worry that time is on Putin’s side.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• All of these, on some level, are fronts in the war of industrial attrition.
  — Max Fisher, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
• Keep an eye on your net promoter score, online reviews and attrition rates for both sides of the coin.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• Also, our attrition rate in the last year was five points lower than any of our peer companies.
  — John Simons, Time, 20 Nov. 2022
• But the downside to reliance on drones is massive attrition.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
• With the drop in enrollment has come the loss of nearly 200 staff members, mostly through attrition.
  — Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• Watch closely for signs of burnout Burnout is one of the primary reasons for attrition in youth sports, according to the AAP.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
• According to the NewsGuild, Gannett’s workforce has shrunk 47% in the last three years due to layoffs and attrition.
  — Alexandra Olson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
• Playing defense in a war of attrition hands the initiative to the enemy.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022
• There will surely be some more attrition and turnover after the spring, while other needs will be addressed.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 19 Jan. 2023
• Despite the ongoing war of attrition, there are signs of some kind of new normal emerging.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
• Advertisement The rate of attrition on both sides will be a key factor as the campaign unfolds, Lee said.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• The war largely ground to a halt over the winter, becoming a war of attrition as each side has shelled the other’s positions from a distance.
  — Andrea Rosa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
• One year on, the fighting has become a grueling war of attrition, especially in the east of the country.
  — Ian Pannell, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2023
• Lessons learned from the first voyage Last time around, West High was only able to take around 30 players and a few staff on the trip, which resulted in even faster attrition for those who saw the field.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
• Now is the time to embrace more nimble strategies that cut costs and shorten procurement times, lest attrition work against the US and its allies.
  — Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The rate of attrition has also been slow in recent seasons, a trend that started even before the pandemic.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2022
• Meanwhile, the attrition rate for principals in the state increased almost 5 percentage points over the past decade, the TEA data shows.
  — Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024