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
The prosecution said: "Her body just simply wore out."
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
In the 19th century, the German biologist August Weismann argued that the machinery of life inevitably wore out with time.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
They wore out the grass and made marks on the ground.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
