wear off
Example Sentences
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The stocks are already trading at large premiums to their historical price-to-earnings valuations, and their price momentum is starting to wear off as oil prices fall.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Earlier on Wednesday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
The shine started to wear off quickly, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
"We did not see its effect wear off over time."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2025
They followed him silently as he walked through Ravenskill’s most hidden paths, luckily for them, since the invisibility potion was beginning to wear off.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
