wear off
verb
wore off; worn off; wearing off; wears off
: to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop
The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.
The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.
After you drive a new car for a while, the novelty wears off.
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And that's because, Martha, the shock absorbers that the global oil market has benefited from in March and April and May are starting to wear off.
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
After 11 years off the road, the frontman changed his vocal approach via coaching, somehow shaving decades of wear off his voice.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
By now that sort of novelty has worn off.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Avoid stimulants such as nicotine and alcohol, especially within hours of bedtime (caffeine can take six to eight hours to completely wear off).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
After 11 years off the road, the frontman changed his vocal approach via coaching, somehow shaving decades of wear off his voice.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
By now that sort of novelty has worn off.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Avoid stimulants such as nicotine and alcohol, especially within hours of bedtime (caffeine can take six to eight hours to completely wear off).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wear off
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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