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 • Mar. 18, 2026

These extreme weather events not only lead to equipment failures but affect how quickly things wear out too.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

“At some point, you wear out your welcome,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

“Well, I would wear out my welcome by a year if I could, but I have to get back to work soon after Christmas.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George