wear out

Example Sentences

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Components wear out over time, and repairing one issue can expose another.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Over time, they wear out and are replaced in a process known as molting.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

These extreme weather events not only lead to equipment failures but affect how quickly things wear out too.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Companies include depreciation expenses in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

“We’ll wear out forty cents worth of shoe leather,” Claudia mumbled.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg