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
Examples of wear out in a Sentence
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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In most cases, the rope wears out long before the anchor itself.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Their scorching hot start has been the result of a long lineup, run suppression and an energetic style of play that wears out other teams on both sides of the ball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
It can be worn out and about, yet also doubles as comfy pajamas.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
But the truth is that human bodies aren’t machines with parts that simply wear out with use.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Their scorching hot start has been the result of a long lineup, run suppression and an energetic style of play that wears out other teams on both sides of the ball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
It can be worn out and about, yet also doubles as comfy pajamas.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
But the truth is that human bodies aren’t machines with parts that simply wear out with use.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wear out
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20out. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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