wear out

Example Sentences

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Over time, they wear out and are replaced in a process known as molting.

From Science Daily

“And really, it’s ghastly what we have to do to make our features show up on the screen. Completely different from what we’d wear out and about on an ordinary day.”

From Literature

Overalls in our family really got a good wearing out.

From Literature

Companies include depreciation in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some value added is also allocated to depreciation, the cost of replacing assets as they wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal