How to Use attrition in a Sentence

attrition

noun

• Attrition is high among social workers because of the difficult work and poor pay.
• 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
• Part of it is attrition that has mounted during the trials of the past 18 months.
  — al, 18 Aug. 2021
• One grouping invites defenses into the box for a war of attrition.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 30 July 2021
• High attrition rates, a grueling 12-step hiring process, and low morale are taking a toll.
  — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
• If health-care reform had been a war of attrition, financial reform was a promising liaison.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• Part of that effort is making up for attrition but others are additional positions to increase lagging police ranks.
  — Alex Stone, ABC News, 29 July 2021
• The competition, which began with nearly 130 riders, was a battle of attrition.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
• And the NL East at large has been an imperfect mess, a battle of attrition in which the Mets remain the only club with a winning record.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
• Georgia was hoping to get Etienne back, especially given attrition on the offensive line, where four starters are departing.
  — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
• In the next 10 years— There’s gonna be a lot of attrition.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• What is the best way to curb the tidal wave of attrition?
  — Jason Richmond, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• For the Ukrainian forces, this war is one of attrition.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• This was a battle of attrition and our pace wore on them a bit.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 25 Aug. 2023
• Talked about this over and over as being a war of attrition.
  — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022
• The problem is that there are two key variables in a war of attrition.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
• Utah State has a short bench, and short benches don’t win wars of attrition.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Last year, the agency hired one above attrition for the entire year.
  — David McFadden, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
• Over the next dozen years, Haitian rebels and French soldiers waged a vicious war of attrition.
  — Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
• 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
• There could be attrition on the right if those lawmakers take too much heat and walk away.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 May 2023
• Ukraine is also seeing a high attrition rate, the UK added.
  — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• More than 120 days later, the two countries appear to be locked in a long war of attrition.
  — Jacquelyn Schneider, WSJ, 7 July 2022
• Given the history of attrition in this unit, the Ravens have to be thrilled with their full suite of options.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• Kellett was the first driver to crash this month, but was able to survive the attrition and complete the 500 miles for the second time.
  — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
• The longer the pause between basket and payment, the bigger the attrition rate of customers who drop out.
  — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes, 10 June 2022
• This is one war of attrition that Russia looks to be losing.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
• The summer offensive could well extend through the end of 2023 and lead to a long and grinding war of attrition.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
• Perhaps most important for a long-term war of attrition in Ukraine is the cost.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025