wear off
Example Sentences
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The stocks are already trading at large premiums to their historical price-to-earnings valuations, and their price momentum is starting to wear off as oil prices fall.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The shine started to wear off quickly, though.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
"We did not see its effect wear off over time."
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025
The network, a majority from Altadena, has seen the adrenaline that pushed people at the beginning of the year wear off as a sense of dismay set in.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
He seemed fascinated by me in a way that felt familiar but also entirely new, and I wondered if his fascination would wear off, like it always did in these kinds of situations.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
