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
I read the paperback so often and so hard that I wore off the cover and had to stick it back on with tape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Once the shock wore off, Skimehorn was excited to go to Moscow—the furthest she’d traveled before was Alabama.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
After the shock wore off, Davis said he was on a flight Sunday morning to Dallas to take his physical.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
It worked, and streams of juice the color of mangoes stained her face for the rest of the day, and the next day, and the next day—until, I suppose, those skin cells wore off.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
