wore out
Example Sentences
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When my home-recorded cassette of the Christmas singles wore out, I was always on the lookout for a replacement, and eventually, the internet provided.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
In a study in which participants wore out their leg muscles with squats, researchers compared the effects of using heat wraps right after exercising or 24 hours later.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
The prosecution said: "Her body just simply wore out."
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
In the 19th century, the German biologist August Weismann argued that the machinery of life inevitably wore out with time.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Tallow, in her galloping hunts through the woods, was hard on clothes and wore out her makazins one pair right after the next.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
