wear down
Example Sentences
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Equipment would also wear down, break, and eventually need to be replaced.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
She was rusty, and she appeared to wear down physically by the end, but she wasn’t embarrassingly slow or off with her timing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The time it took Liverpool to wear down Newcastle over striker Alexander Isak's deal last summer is fresh in the mind.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was the kind of stuff weight lifters wear down in Miami or out at Venice Beach, baggy track pants with baggy sweatshirts.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
