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Attrition in a sentence

Attrition | Attritional | Attri

Attrition meaning

  1. Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
  2. The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.

Synonyms of Attrition

detrition abrasion friction rubbing sorrow contriteness contrition grinding wearing away wearing eating away eroding erosion corrasion regret

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Using Attrition

  • The main meaning on this page is: Grinding down or wearing away by friction. | Grinding down or wearing away by friction. | The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
  • Useful related words include: detrition, abrasion, friction, rubbing.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: slijtage, sleet.
  • In the example corpus, attrition often appears in combinations such as: of attrition, attrition rate, attrition and.

Context around Attrition

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Attrition

  • In this selection, "attrition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, year, cent, high, rate, bringing and achieved stand out and add context to how "attrition" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include war of attrition and and client attrition will you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "attrition" sits close to words such as ari, artefacts and assent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with attrition

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A Tank's worst fear lies in fighting a war of attrition. (12 words)

How much political demand and client attrition will you still need to replace? (13 words)

Romero says that the weapons were designed as a tool of attrition— achieved by extreme brutality. (16 words)

In a statement he personally signed and made available to the public on Tuesday, he said he had to leave the party because it has become so sad, especially as there was no end in sight in what he described as this needless war of attrition. (46 words)

Anyone present at the Brisbane Stadium last night will have attested to the battle of attrition between these two sides as the European Champions were forced to draw on all their reserves of resilience to drag themselves over the line. (40 words)

Escalating terrorist attacks against Israelis and attacking Israel with rockets during Passover from Gaza, southern Lebanon, and Syria are only the first stages in the war of attrition by the Axis of Resistance led by Iran. (36 words)

And was it possible to reverse this attrition, so that the next generation wouldn’t have to experience it? (19 words)

How much political demand and client attrition will you still need to replace? (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

Sixty-eight dropped out — an attrition rate similar or better to most studied treatment programs other than methadone (whose attrition rate is low).

This attrition can be very costly, with new and old employees requiring half a year to return to old productivity levels, but with attrition bringing the number of people that have to be fired down.

War of attrition From 1967 to September 1970 the PLO, with passive support from Jordan, fought a war of attrition with Israel.

And was it possible to reverse this attrition, so that the next generation wouldn’t have to experience it?

Anyone present at the Brisbane Stadium last night will have attested to the battle of attrition between these two sides as the European Champions were forced to draw on all their reserves of resilience to drag themselves over the line.

A Tank's worst fear lies in fighting a war of attrition.

At over 600 companies that had laid off workers, the year-over-year attrition rate for DEI professionals has been higher than for non-DEI workers.

But the town has aggressively lowered its expenses by eliminating two jobs through attrition, and scrutinizing every other line item — from fuel to overtime — on the expense side of the ledger.

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Escalating terrorist attacks against Israelis and attacking Israel with rockets during Passover from Gaza, southern Lebanon, and Syria are only the first stages in the war of attrition by the Axis of Resistance led by Iran.

Goulburn's CUC campus was the second established after Cooma's, with the concept designed to address a 50 per cent attrition rate for first-year rural university students.

However, all local agencies, except Coronado, said they found it difficult to fill positions and maintain staffing levels, citing high attrition and retirement rates and recruitment challenges, the report said.

How much political demand and client attrition will you still need to replace?

If you’re in a war of attrition, you’ve got to be bombing the other side’s production facilities.

I’m not much of a fantasy football guy, but I’d hazard to say the attrition at receiver won’t be replaced production-wise by one player or even one position group.

In a statement he personally signed and made available to the public on Tuesday, he said he had to leave the party because it has become so sad, especially as there was no end in sight in what he described as this needless war of attrition.

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, warned that without a pay deal patients would face the effects of a "prolonged war of attrition between the government and the unions".

Not only has implementing these hiring practices led to zero regrettable attrition and helped retain top talent, but 60% of my employees are from referrals.

Nurses and physiotherapists are also due to down tools in the coming weeks, with NHS Confederation head Matthew Taylor voicing alarm that the standoff is turning into a 'war of attrition'.

Romero says that the weapons were designed as a tool of attrition— achieved by extreme brutality.

Russia is winning the war of attrition, an outcome that from the start but which the neocons and mainstream media continue to deny.

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Common combinations with attrition

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "attrition" in a sentence?
An example: "Sixty-eight dropped out — an attrition rate similar or better to most studied treatment programs other than methadone (whose attrition rate is low)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "attrition" from authentic English texts.
What does "attrition" mean?
Attrition means: Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
What are synonyms of "attrition"?
Common synonyms of "attrition" include: detrition, abrasion, friction, rubbing, sorrow, contriteness, contrition, grinding. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "attrition" in Dutch?
"attrition" translates to Dutch as: slijtage, sleet.
How many example sentences with "attrition" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "attrition", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.