wear out
verb
wore out; worn out; wearing out; wears out
2
: to make useless especially by long or hard usage
4
: to endure through : outlast
wear out a storm
5
: to consume (time) tediously
wear out idle days
: to become useless from long or excessive wear or use
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Examples of wear out in a Sentence
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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In the postseason, a setting where the common thinking is that teams slow down, the blue and gold kept their speed and wore out opponents.
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Tony East, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Because of the soft cotton material, the leggings are better for lounging and wearing out than for exercising.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Take Hailey Bieber in her boxy Saint Laurent suit, worn out in L.A. with friends.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
But that hopeful news—and the constant drumbeat of election developments—seems to have drowned out another important, yet more sobering, trend: Consumers as a group are worn out by inflation and all the other financial disruptions triggered by the COVID pandemic.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tony East, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Because of the soft cotton material, the leggings are better for lounging and wearing out than for exercising.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Take Hailey Bieber in her boxy Saint Laurent suit, worn out in L.A. with friends.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
But that hopeful news—and the constant drumbeat of election developments—seems to have drowned out another important, yet more sobering, trend: Consumers as a group are worn out by inflation and all the other financial disruptions triggered by the COVID pandemic.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20out. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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