wearing out
Example Sentences
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Some coaches do their best to take their foot off the gas, tell their teams to try new things, move the ball around and stop wearing out the scoreboard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In other insects, it helps form durable structures such as wing hinges and tendons that must bend repeatedly without wearing out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
To be vaguely competitive, Ferrari had to run the car so low that it risked wearing out its skid plates.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
“And these are from me to keep those calloused farmer’s feet of yours from wearing out the demons’ streets.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
