wear out
Example Sentences
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Over time, they wear out and are replaced in a process known as molting.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Some value added is also allocated to depreciation, the cost of replacing assets as they wear out or become obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Style tip: Trench coats never truly go out of style, so you can be sure if you invest in one that you'll certainly get enough wear out of it.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
“At some point, you wear out your welcome,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
Perhaps they would wear out all their last strength only to find more starving people and these strangers to them as well.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
