wear and tear
Example Sentences
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Recreation can ease tension and fatigue in the muscles and joints, supporting metabolic balance and strengthening the body's ability to resist wear and tear.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Some examples of normal wear and tear include faded paint, worn carpeting and small holes from nails used to hang art.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The wear and tear of an intense road trip in which the first five games all came down to the final minutes didn’t faze Doncic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“There’s going to be wear and tear on the Navy that’s going to be difficult to recover from very quickly,” said Thomas Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
His dad was so tired from the wear and tear of the week and trying to catch up around the place that when he wasn’t actually working, he was sleeping in front of the TV.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
