wearing out
Example Sentences
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In a fresh sign of how tech investment is straining the power system, data centers’ erratic power consumption seems to be wearing out gas turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
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
When 85-year-old Jacqueline Page told him she was "wearing out", he told her: "That's the terrible thing I'm discovering. Bits don't work so well when you get past 70."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
For the first few months, she could hardly sit without thinking how she might be wearing out her irreplaceable clothes.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
