wore off
Example Sentences
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The stock’s initial run-up, which peaked in early 2022 reflected Covid-era excitement for outdoor gear, especially its trendy $45 water bottles, but the hype eventually wore off.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Yet after the shock wore off, Vanney and general manager Will Kuntz decided to stick with the plans they took into the offseason rather than blowing them up because Puig would again be sidelined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
When his parents gave him a 10-volume encyclopedia, he read the books so often that he memorized their contents and wore off their covers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
After the shock wore off, four of the kids accepted Sandra’s work.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2025
Laurie’s bashfulness soon wore off, for Jo’s gentlemanly demeanor amused and set him at his ease, and Jo was her merry self again, because her dress was forgotten and nobody lifted their eyebrows at her.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
