| I pouted and folded my arms again, energy sapped because a certain so-and-so decided to shoot down my enthusiasm. |
| Stephens's strength had been sapped by a crash diet to produce the lean, mean Holmes that Wilder wanted. |
| She was also there as carer when Alzheimer's disease sapped his memory in the sunset of his life at the couple's Bel-Air home. |
| Walking the short distance to the mall seemed to have sapped him of all his remaining strength. |
| Loss of blood had sapped his movements of speed, but he still felt refreshed. |
| Staff morale must be sapped by the ordeal of coping with crisis conditions day after day. |
