Examples of spent in a Sentence
he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep
Recent Examples on the Web
Using sharp pruners, shear back the spent blooms and any remaining fresh blooms along with the top third of the plant's foliage.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
A lot of spirit was also maturing in spent and tired casks, so Chilton’s been experimenting with maturation.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In the 1950s, French engineers helped Israel build a nuclear reactor and a secret reprocessing plant to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 28 June 2025
In a nuclear power plant, the reactor core and the spent nuclear fuel are the most radioactive components.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for spent
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
A lot of spirit was also maturing in spent and tired casks, so Chilton’s been experimenting with maturation.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In the 1950s, French engineers helped Israel build a nuclear reactor and a secret reprocessing plant to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 28 June 2025
In a nuclear power plant, the reactor core and the spent nuclear fuel are the most radioactive components.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for spent
Cite this Entry
“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spent. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
spent
adjective1
: used up
2
: drained of energy
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share