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The nerves of our industrial civilization are worn thin with the rattle of its own machinery.

I warn you that his notes are worn thin; you had better invent another firm.

To be sure, Job, mine be worn thin; I'll have measter's breeches.

I have before me an open letter, a letter so often opened and so often folded again that the creases are worn thin.

The carpets are worn thin; the furniture, of a sumptuous design, is carefully patched and mended.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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