expend energy

Frequency: 6.78.3 per million words

To spend or consume energy on an activity. More formal than 'use'.

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Examples (20)

  • The team had to expend considerable energy to meet the deadline.
  • Athletes expend tremendous energy during training sessions.
  • The marathon runner expended all her energy in the final mile.
  • Don't expend all your energy on trivial matters.
  • Try not to expend too much emotional energy on things you cannot control.
  • She had to expend considerable energy to complete the project.
  • We shouldn't expend energy on tasks that are not a priority.
  • The marathon runners will expend enormous energy over 26 miles.
  • A hummingbird must expend a vast amount of energy just to stay airborne.
  • Try not to expend unnecessary energy on worry.
  • The engineers will expend a lot of energy designing the new system.
  • Students often expend mental energy studying for exams.
  • He has expended more energy complaining about the problem than trying to solve it.
  • He decided to expend his energy more wisely.
  • It's inefficient to expend energy on manual data entry when it can be automated.
  • The team will expend significant energy preparing for the competition.
  • Expending energy on trivial arguments is something I try to avoid.
  • We shouldn't expend precious energy arguing about small details.
  • The research project required participants to expend significant mental energy over several hours.
  • Children naturally expend lots of energy throughout the day.