How to Use exhaustion in a Sentence

exhaustion

noun
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  • He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
  • In some ways the exhaustion and the brain fog provided the respite that even Paris could not.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
  • There was public exhaustion and media jadedness over a story that’s been in the news for a year and a half.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2022
  • Fire officials said patients on the scene were hot to the touch and suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 21 July 2022
  • Sneezing is more common with a cold, while fever, body aches, and fatigue (extreme exhaustion) are more common with the flu.
    — Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • As comforting as John and Yoko were, my exhaustion began to overtake me.
    — Liz McNeil, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The temptations are obvious, the portions huge and the goal is satiety to point of button-popping exhaustion.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022
  • Lying on my sofa, the battle with the exhaustion feels cumulative, the brain fog almost healing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
  • But after two long, contentious years, the energy of 2020 has turned into exhaustion.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
  • Heat exhaustion is the result of excessive loss of water and salt, according to the CDC.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • In the new paper’s cohort, those initial symptoms most commonly included fever, exhaustion, muscle pain and headache.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 22 July 2022
  • Symptoms of illness can include nausea, exhaustion, lightheadedness or headaches.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 23 July 2022
  • Symptoms, which can begin to appear seven to 14 days after exposure, include fever, muscle aches, exhaustion and a rash that can appear through the body.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • The physical conditions alone on Denali — the high altitude, the extreme cold, the exhaustion — are a challenge for even the most seasoned mountaineers.
    — Longreads, 19 July 2022
  • The post-show euphoric exhaustion of Kidman slumbering in a Balenciaga get-up.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 July 2022
  • Despite the reroutes, the last-minute packing, and the exhaustion, the pros far outweigh the cons.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And so the rest has to match the deficit; when the rest matches the deficit, depletion and exhaustion improve.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This year, covid exhaustion set in and the reunion never got off the ground.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • News-cycle exhaustion Gone are the days of the morning paper and the 6 o'clock news.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • Cordae raps with the exhaustion of someone who has had to talk a friend or two off of this same ledge in the past.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Did any of the cast suffer from smile-exhaustion during the shoot?
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Some of that has to do with just the exhaustion and depletion of their forces after five months of war.
    — CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • David hopes that, despite the exhaustion each side feels, a little luck can get them to yes.
    — Drew Goins, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • All three women fell to the floor out of exhaustion after crossing the line.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Quit his job due to the mental exhaustion of the pandemic?
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 26 July 2022
  • The endless attempts to get the right sound for the drums wring humor out of the tedium and exhaustion of the artistic process.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
  • There is an exhaustion that comes with playing as many games as the Astros have played.
    — James Yasko, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Aries March 21-April 19 Working to the point of exhaustion is possible for you now.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Ask for lots of rain checks and give genuine apologies, but do NOT spread yourself thin to the point of exhaustion.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • There’s an exhaustion from all of the culture wars, from all of the conflict, the divisiveness.
    — Jena McGregor, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

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