How Do You Use Sapped in a Sentence?

She had eluded him for so long: it was like a wound which sapped at the very source of his energy.

What means sapped?

1 : to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine. 2a : to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of sapped her strength. b : to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of the illness sapped him of his stamina. 3 : to operate against or pierce by a sap.

How do you use how in a sentence?

We use how when we introduce direct and indirect questions:
  1. I haven't seen you for ages. ...
  2. How was the film? ...
  3. Do you know how I can get to the bus station?
  4. I asked her how she was but she didn't answer me.
  5. How old is your grandfather?
  6. How often do you get to your cottage at weekends?
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