In a sentence
Six example sentences with cannibalize, each labelled with its topic.
The cheaper tablet cannibalized the laptop line so thoroughly that the company retired both and started over.
Business
Founders feared their free tier would cannibalize the paid subscription, so they capped storage at two gigabytes.
Startups
Analysts downgraded the retailer after its discount chain cannibalized revenue from the flagship stores in nine states.
Finance
Apple let the iPhone cannibalize the iPod on purpose, reasoning that a rival would do it otherwise.
Technology
Studio executives worried that same-day streaming would cannibalize ticket sales for their own theatrical release.
Movies
The publisher feared the free mobile version would cannibalize sales of the console game it was still shipping.
Gaming
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