wear off

Example Sentences

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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

So far, stocks have largely ignored tariffs’ threat to the economy, assuming that any resulting inflation will wear off next year.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Now that Declaration had spent a whole summer with Grandmother Lucy and all her mama’s relatives, I’d have to wait a long time for all the latest advice to wear off.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles