wear out

Example Sentences

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Components wear out over time, and repairing one issue can expose another.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Over time, they wear out and are replaced in a process known as molting.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Companies include depreciation expenses in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

"Just to wear out anyway. I love leopard print."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Perhaps they would wear out all their last strength only to find more starving people and these strangers to them as well.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck