wearing off
Example Sentences
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A washing machine used by a four-person household can generate up to 500 grams of microplastics each year, largely due to fibers wearing off textiles during washing.
From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025
"But I have a feeling that the shock and awe is wearing off."
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Even Klein Salamon acknowledged that, 18 months after “Sunflowers,” the effect of political vandalism may be wearing off.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
Coming round in a recovery ward bed as the effects of his general anaesthetic were wearing off, retired engineer Tom Hadrys, 63, remembers being approached by a doctor.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
“It wore off in a few hours. I wonder how come it’s not wearing off for Taylor.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
