wear out
verb
wore out; worn out; wearing out; wears out
2
: to make useless especially by long or hard usage
4
: to endure through : outlast
wear out a storm
5
: to consume (time) tediously
wear out idle days
: to become useless from long or excessive wear or use
Examples of wear out in a Sentence
keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out
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Old Age Sometimes, yellow monstera leaves are old and worn out from making food for the plant.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
With no wheels or axles to wear out, rolling stock has fewer parts that require replacement.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
The Guard may have worn out its welcome, but soldiers were still assigned to the region.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
But the alternative would entail that each accuser has to separately litigate their claim of abuse in the Alameda County Superior Court, a lengthy process that attorneys said could wear out their clients’ resolve.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
With no wheels or axles to wear out, rolling stock has fewer parts that require replacement.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
The Guard may have worn out its welcome, but soldiers were still assigned to the region.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
But the alternative would entail that each accuser has to separately litigate their claim of abuse in the Alameda County Superior Court, a lengthy process that attorneys said could wear out their clients’ resolve.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wear out
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“Wear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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