wearing down

Example Sentences

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The case has dragged due to judicial and prosecutorial recusals and other procedural challenges in what has become known as "Stop Stalingrad", in reference to a tactic aimed at wearing down proceeding through constant appeals.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Yet elevated price increases have lingered, wearing down shoppers and frustrating policymakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Lawyers representing immigrants in prolonged detention say the government is keeping people locked up in hopes of wearing down their clients so they abandon their fight to remain in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Then came rumours that Scheffler had also fallen foul of wearing down the face of his driver and had been forced to switch clubs before his triumphant week.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

I was no longer sure what time it was, but I knew it was very late, and I was wearing down.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson