How to Use tapped out in a Sentence

tapped out

adjective
  • But at this point in the draft, the player pool is tapped out.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • The Cavs pretty much tapped out.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Valkyria tapped out and Flair had her hand raised.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • But things seem to have gotten so bad that even ad execs are all tapped out.
    — Laura Forman, WSJ, 2 June 2020
  • Clearly the consumer is tapped out.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • John tapped out the beat with his fingers, nodding along and mouthing the lyrics.
    — Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Lightly coat the pan with butter, dust with flour, and tap out excess.
    — Country Living, 4 Mar. 2014
  • The applications for drones haven’t been tapped out at this point.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Tired of the food, homesick, tired of the pressure, a little bit tapped out.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Some laughs would help, but the web’s collective sense of humor feels tapped out.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Once the fire was tapped out, crews recovered a dog that died in the fire from inside the home.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The school’s drum line taps out an upbeat rhythm, rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Now consider that many of those businesses could be tapped out in a few weeks.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Two plays earlier, Harris had tapped out of the game to catch his breath.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The office is a suitable place for tapping out emails, but so is the bed, or the toilet.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Even at the worldwide box office the film tapped out at $44 million.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 July 2022
  • Perry tapped out the proposal on his phone’s notes app, while riding in the back of a car.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Even though wages continue to rise at a healthy clip, some consumers may simply be tapped out.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • At the worldwide box office, the film tapped out at $44 million.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Green tapped out to the Figure 4 as Charlotte won.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The bar owners have tapped out cash reserves and dipped into a line of bank credit to keep things afloat.
    — oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Sprinkle a light dusting of flour into pan, then shake pan to coat all over; tap out excess flour.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • If this was a MMA match, the Dolphins lines would have had to tap out.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Johnston accessed Zghoul’s phone and tapped out a message to her mother.
    — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Like so many rock stars spending beyond their means, Leon Russell was soon tapped out.
    — Steve Ditlea, SPIN, 14 Mar. 2022
  • That film tapped out with $92 million at the domestic box office.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Rather, it was tapped out on a phone screen and circulated among friends by text message, with edits done along the way.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Morgan locked in a half-crab on Iyo Sky as the Queen of the Ring tapped out.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Daniel Bryan beat Big Cass for the second straight month, forcing him to tap out once again.
    — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2018

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