wore out
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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
Back when L.A. history was a joke and not a major, Winter and Gebhard wore out several sets of whitewalls researching their immortal guide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
McDermott suggested his team maybe just wore out.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
“Let me haul this bundle for you, Hiram. We’s walkin’ a ways to get to the good fishin’ hole, and you’re so little, you’d get wore out carryin’ this load the whole way.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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