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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For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
An in-depth investigation into the Osprey by the Associated Press last month found that safety issues have increased in the last five years, parts are wearing out faster than expected and that the design of the aircraft itself is directly contributing to many of the accidents.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
And they can even be worn out on the town or for a wintry workout or jog.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
And, after the day’s activity had worn out the children, the adults relaxed in chairs placed directly into a river running past the property, looking at the stars and listening to the sounds of the bush while cool water trickled over our toes.
—Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
An in-depth investigation into the Osprey by the Associated Press last month found that safety issues have increased in the last five years, parts are wearing out faster than expected and that the design of the aircraft itself is directly contributing to many of the accidents.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
And they can even be worn out on the town or for a wintry workout or jog.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
And, after the day’s activity had worn out the children, the adults relaxed in chairs placed directly into a river running past the property, looking at the stars and listening to the sounds of the bush while cool water trickled over our toes.
—Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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