wear out
Example Sentences
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“At some point, you wear out your welcome,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
Normal people don’t wear out the refresh button on BLS.gov when the federal government is about to drop new employment data, like I do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2025
"Just to wear out anyway. I love leopard print."
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
Roads, schools and parks will wear out and need to be repaired, replaced or updated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
Let’s not wear out a useful word for no good reason.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.