Examples of 'attrition' in a sentence

Meaning of "attrition"

attrition (noun) - the process of gradually weakening, wearing down, or reducing something, often through repeated friction, pressure, or erosion
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  • Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
  • The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
  • A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
  • The loss of participants during an experiment.

How to use "attrition" in a sentence

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Farm attrition rate higher than consolidation.
The same rate of attrition will continue.
Attrition can not explain such losses.
The impact of the attrition is already being felt.
Attrition will likely give natural progression.
Uses impact and attrition to crush material.
Attrition occurred predominantly in the marsh or in transit.
Excellent resistance to attrition and osmotic shock.
Language attrition results in a decrease of language proficiency.
This can not become a war of attrition.
Therefore attrition can not become contrition.
Annual rate of work force growth or attrition.
Distribution of attrition according to the type of tooth.
For the capuchins this is a war of attrition.
Compression and attrition testing is done as described below.

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This was always a house of discord and attrition.
Attrition is repentance motivated strictly by a fear of punishment.
Unfortunately attrition has taken its toll.
This is then followed by the onset of attrition.
Wars of attrition favor those with more.
You suffer from excessive attrition of teeth.
That attrition is built into the system.
You could climb to the mountaintop of attrition.
The war of attrition started after halftime.
If this thing turns into a battle of attrition.
Customer attrition happens for many reasons.
The salaries offered are influencing staff attrition.
A war of attrition will only lead to my victory.
The last half was a race against attrition.
And where the attrition comes from.
The conflict turned into a war of attrition.
Other factors leading to attrition were retirement and resignation.
Particle size grading and treatment by attrition.
Teacher attrition rate by education level.
Other positions would be cut through attrition.
Teacher attrition and turnover are particularly high there.
It also results in substantial losses of catalyst by attrition.
We did have a high rate of attrition at that point.
It also results in substantial loss of catalyst by attrition.
Further staff attrition will delay judgement delivery.
Eleven studies had a low attrition rate.
Attrition rate at higher learning institutions.
The plan is to achieve this through attrition.
The attrition rate steadily grew.
Many jobs can be eliminated through attrition.
The attrition rate was very high.
Those cuts will come from attrition.
Predictors of attrition from care and barriers to care.
This is in line with manageable rates of attrition.
Attrition has put us in a bad situation.

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