wear thin
Example Sentences
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Their tattered remnants, barely held together with patches and stitching, are poignant metaphors for a battered will that keeps fighting even as protections wear thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hopefully, that mirth is starting to wear thin.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026
The arguments about the past may wear thin.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
But the “companies are just better” excuse starts to wear thin when the gold standard of valuation enters the discussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Tempers began to wear thin in the close quarters.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
