become worn

Example Sentences

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Almost a quarter of a century on, the aluminium bridge deck is "beginning to become worn", the spokesperson said.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

“It’s not unusual for defendants to prolong a case so that memories fade, victims disappear, and witnesses become worn out,” said Mitchell Garabedian, the accuser’s attorney for civil matters.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

The company is recalling certain Model 3s because a cable for its backup camera can become worn and fail to transmit images to the dashboard console.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021

“Holloway” investigates “a deep-sunk lane in Dorset … a ‘hollowed way’ used by walkers and riders for so many centuries that it has become worn far down into the soft golden bedrock of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020

For the sake of a girl like that a man might not only become a Zemstvo worker, but might even become worn out, like the tale of the iron boots.

From The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories by Cannan, Gilbert