| I pouted and folded my arms again, energy sapped because a certain so-and-so decided to shoot down my enthusiasm. |
| Gradually but surely, that tiresome old anecdote has sapped my strength, undermined my constitution, withered my life. |
| The end of the depression in 1878 and the government's resumption of specie payments in 1879 had sapped the party's fortunes. |
| The lung-busting efforts of midweek would have sapped the strength from Samson. |
| Unfortunately, its comedy potential is sapped from the start by overacting and exaggerated direction. |
| Walking the short distance to the mall seemed to have sapped him of all his remaining strength. |
