Approaching exhaustion, de Beq flung himself to the ground, hoping to crush the thing with his own body weight.

Nevertheless, there are signs that the paradigm is approaching exhaustion.

The twins didn't complain, unwilling to admit they were approaching exhaustion from the difficult chore.

Although all hope seems lost, the senators begin to pay attention as Smith approaches utter exhaustion.

He realized also that he was tired, fast approaching exhaustion; and with the cold, that could be fatal.

With local stocks approaching exhaustion, commercial fishing for conch was banned in Florida in 1975 and private fishing 11 years later.

He had been awake for twenty-seven hours, and he was approaching exhaustion.

Both of them were approaching exhaustion and the last of the dry food had gone that morning.

The legions were approaching exhaustion and the other legates had begun to side with Lepidus in their call to rest the men.

By mid-February, it became clear that the Finnish forces were rapidly approaching exhaustion.