In a sentence
Six example sentences with attrition, each labelled with its topic.
The warehouse lost a fifth of its staff to attrition in one year, and nobody in management asked why.
Business
The founders never dismissed anyone; attrition did the shrinking for them, four quiet resignations over a single winter.
Startups
The residency program reports high attrition, with roughly one trainee in six leaving before the third year ends.
Medicine
The choir suffered slow attrition after the director retired, losing two or three singers each season until twenty remained.
Music
The guild shrank through attrition over the summer, as members drifted to a newer game one at a time.
Gaming
The party's membership fell by attrition rather than scandal, as older members let subscriptions lapse and few younger ones joined.
Politics
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