wear down

Example Sentences

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Yet elevated price increases have lingered, wearing down shoppers and frustrating policymakers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lucky that she is forgiving and understanding, and that she knows how to wear down anyone’s defenses.

From Literature

But an indefatigable Volkanovski's agility and relentless striking eventually wore down his flagging challenger, who was unable to land a knockout in the final round.

From Barron's

Lawyers representing immigrants in prolonged detention say the government is keeping people locked up in hopes of wearing down their clients so they abandon their fight to remain in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

George Russell's Mercedes was disqualified from victory in Belgium last season for being underweight - partly because the underfloor wore down more than the team expected.

From BBC