How to Use attrition in a Sentence

attrition

noun
  • Attrition is high among social workers because of the difficult work and poor pay.
  • So that attrition will take place was too much.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Palace to shade a war of attrition.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • So there’s been an attrition, for sure.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This was a battle of attrition and our pace wore on them a bit.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The attrition has taken its toll but our kids are tough.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Behold, a war of attrition for the ages.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Ukraine is fighting a war of attrition.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The problem is that there are two key variables in a war of attrition.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
  • To be sure, small business attrition is high even in normal times.
    — Bloomberg News, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • There could be attrition on the right if those lawmakers take too much heat and walk away.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 May 2023
  • Because the goal is not to reduce attrition at all costs.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, the agency hired one above attrition for the entire year.
    — David McFadden, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
  • As the conflict enters its third week, there are signs of attrition.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Utah State has a short bench, and short benches don’t win wars of attrition.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Seattle's attrition rate has over doubled in the last two years.
    — Ryan Young, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • All that attrition might have finally caught up to them.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, fans don’t want to hear about injuries and how football is a game of attrition.
    — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The attrition rate was abysmally high.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • His hope for a swift win morphed into an ugly war of attrition.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
  • There was a clear approach to how this would work out even if there’s some small level of attrition to get there.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2021
  • But even if those gaps were magically filled, the attrition rate would still be high.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Nuggets are still early in their war of injury attrition.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The roots of this attrition are rarely visible on the surface.
    — Paresh Sagar, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Russia's war on Ukraine is a grinding war of attrition.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The 49ers already have had a peek at would could happen if attrition strikes this spot.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 27 May 2020
  • The third quarter for the most part was a battle of attrition and for field position.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2019
  • The instructing needs now take up the bulk of his time, as the agency works to plug gaps from attrition with new hires.
    — Eli M. Rosenberg, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Democrats who fled Austin to bring the Texas House to a halt now face a war of attrition.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 17 July 2021
  • The district will see a drop in salary and benefits as a result of attrition.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026

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