wear down
Example Sentences
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I think he will be impressive and wear down a really robust and physically tough Hrgovic.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Equipment would also wear down, break, and eventually need to be replaced.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The factors that wear down a pipe’s structural integrity include soil compaction and water table variables, Soibelman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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
Inside the building, the linoleum-floored hall, unlike the halls of the Mountain View Inn, was a broad smooth highway with no rough carpets to wear down the already thin tires of a little motorcycle.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
