wear down

Example Sentences

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The time it took Liverpool to wear down Newcastle over striker Alexander Isak's deal last summer is fresh in the mind.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

As these sponges wear down, they can release tiny plastic particles into the environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

He once bought a $117 pair of MSCHF’s Gobstomper shoes whose soles wear down to reveal differing colors in a nod to the hard-shell candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Meanwhile the heat was beginning to wear down some of the firemen.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy