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
"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
In a study in which participants wore out their leg muscles with squats, researchers compared the effects of using heat wraps right after exercising or 24 hours later.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
And that’s like my greatest memory, is spending, I think it was the month of August, that we just kind of wore out the carpet and came up with gags.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023
When we wore out those memories, we went on about the Ankton sisters and their swinging dresses, and about meeting Mean Lady Ming for the first time and being afraid of her.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
