How to Use exhaust in a Sentence

exhaust

1 of 2 verb
  • He can talk about baseball for hours and still feel that he hasn't exhausted the subject.
  • If they keep spending this way, they'll exhaust their savings.
  • Was he exhausted at the end of a long shift?
    — Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • His throat felt tight, and his blue eyes were exhausted.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • And the band was exhausted with us.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
    — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
  • We were exhausted on both ends.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Most of all, though, I was exhausted back then.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There's so much in the world that can exhaust me and there's not much that can revive me.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • By this point, I was exhausted by the whole back-and-forth.
    — Eddie Huang, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Frankly, the team was exhausted.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Back and forth, back and forth, until both are exhausted.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Back and forth, back and forth, until both are exhausted.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The bond money will be exhausted this year.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Now, those reserves have been exhausted for many.
    — Beth Ford, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Within two hours you will be exhausted.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But Alex can be proud and I can be exhausted at the same time.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The water hung around for a long time and was not exhausted so quickly as thought.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Remain calm and do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
  • Remain calm and do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
  • The last set was grueling, and both of us were exhausted.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But when the country is exhausted, this might be just what people want.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Cards can also exhaust for other reasons, such as singing songs.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • So we were all always exhausted.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Then, once the magma chamber is exhausted, the sea takes over again.
    — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Toska was exhausted, but her mind was on her daughters.
    — Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • One is to exhaust your appeals to lower courts and ask to argue your case in front of the high court.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
  • They should be exhausted from training.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Right now, the country is exhausted.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026

exhaust

2 of 2 noun
  • There's a problem with the car's exhaust.
  • Make sure your exhaust pipe is free of snow.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Clear snow from the exhaust pipe.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Clear snow from the exhaust pipe.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Can cops stop you if your exhaust is too loud?
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Make sure the exhaust pipe isn’t clogged with snow, ice, or mud.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Open doors and windows and turn on exhaust fans.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Turn the power off to your exhaust fan.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The pungent black smoke from his exhaust pipe gave him headaches.
    — Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
  • All the units come with fire sprinklers and exhaust fans.
    — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Make sure there’s no snow inside the exhaust pipe.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Turn on your exhaust fan to help suck the moisture out of the bathroom fast.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Health inspectors found on light out at the hood exhaust.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Here at the market, the smell of fish, fresh onions and car exhaust combine.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Here at the market, the smell of fish, fresh onions and car exhaust combine.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Open windows, turn on the exhaust fan and move people and pets out of the area.
    — Ryan Brennan june 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • As for the loud exhaust, the man said that was due to the fact the muffler was missing.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Genuine, pure-sports-car virtues, from the control feel to the exhaust note.
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Until the fast idle has settled down, the exhaust is very boomy at the rear of the car.
    — ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • At the rear, a pair of large oval exhaust pipes are set into a diffuser.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • There will be differences, like a charging port and no exhaust in the back.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Run the exhaust and avoid using towel hooks to keep towels dry.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The pillar once held a kitchen stove and chimney to remove exhaust from the kitchen.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
  • If there’s no exhaust fan, open a door and window to create airflow.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Look up and remove the cover from your bathroom exhaust fan.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Diesel generators fill the air with noise and exhaust, in front of my house or yours.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • Clear snow from the exhaust pipe and only keep the engine running long enough to stay warm.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Finn said to double check exhaust pipes on cars and vents on houses to make sure they are not blocked by snow.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The crankshaft was replaced, and the exhaust tuned for flow rather than volume.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Adding an exhaust element dropped it to 38 per cent.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025

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