wore out
Example Sentences
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When my home-recorded cassette of the Christmas singles wore out, I was always on the lookout for a replacement, and eventually, the internet provided.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
There was always a giant secondhand couch, and whenever it wore out someone would drag in a new one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
"He'd hit a 20-footer, and before the ball got halfway, he'd be tipping his hat to the crowd. He wore out his hats tipping them."
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024
McDermott suggested his team maybe just wore out.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022
When we got there I was wore out, and the heat and burning oil had made a dirty brown mess out of the Pierce’s neat new engine.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
