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
"He'd hit a 20-footer, and before the ball got halfway, he'd be tipping his hat to the crowd. He wore out his hats tipping them."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
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
When his welcome at Yale wore out, he duplicated the feat at Harvard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
She had nearly wore out the page erasing Enoch Rucker Blakeslee married Love Honour Simpson on July 5,1906.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
