wear off
Example Sentences
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“My shot would start to wear off around Saturday, so I usually got some calories on Saturday and Sunday.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Consumption regained some momentum over the spring, but the sugar rush from bigger-than-usual tax refunds will wear off soon," warned economist Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"We did not see its effect wear off over time."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2025
The network, a majority from Altadena, has seen the adrenaline that pushed people at the beginning of the year wear off as a sense of dismay set in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
The class was quick to point out that the ink would soon wear off, that Ralph would have to keep running back to the stamp pad, which no mouse would do.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
