Used in a Sentence

exhaustion

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for exhaustion.

Editorial note

Address exhaustion is a real issue though, so you will need to acquire many email-worthy domains for this service.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of exhaustion gathered in one view.

noun

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

noun

The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

noun

(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for exhaustion.

Example sentences

1

Address exhaustion is a real issue though, so you will need to acquire many email-worthy domains for this service.

2

After that, lack of limits in order to prevent resource exhaustion was the second biggest problem.

3

This is lovely for end users but for server admin, how do you firewall countries for IPv6 without memory exhaustion?

4

I also have direct personal experience with overworking oneself into a state of exhaustion and mental breakdown.

5

There might be a case for exhaustion of rights (where a supplier can't sue a customer for retailing goods with their TM on).

6

Because NAT is a hack to cope with IPv4 address space exhaustion.

7

Unlike sleep deprivation or physical exhaustion, some people just don't burn out.

8

The best change agent I've worked with used a particular (and highly effective) technique that I've since termed 'objection exhaustion'.

9

I actually heard of a few cases where people have passed out, out of sheer exhaustion.

10

I pushed myself too hard, but this can occur when you are expected to work till you drop dead from exhaustion.

11

What about the 10^40 years between IPv6 exhaustion and proton decay?

12

Objection exhaustion works great here: few public servants are shameless enough to admit, perhaps even to themselves, that these are the reasons for their opposition.

Quote examples

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Just ask anyone building one of these "NSA-proof" crypto tools to see their Covert Channel Analysis with breakdown of all residual storage, timing, and resource exhaustion channels.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use exhaustion in a sentence?

Address exhaustion is a real issue though, so you will need to acquire many email-worthy domains for this service.

What does exhaustion mean?

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

What part of speech is exhaustion?

exhaustion is commonly used as noun.