wear off
phrasal 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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Live vlogging minutes after the anesthesia has worn off in the recovery room.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
It’s been two weeks since In-N-Out Burger made its debut east of the Mississippi River, and apparently the excitement hasn’t worn off yet.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
The sisters, daughters of Diana's brother Charles Spencer, wore off-the-shoulder black floor-length dresses channeling their late aunt's iconic revenge dress worn at 1994's Serpentine Gallery.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
But as soon as that early rush wears off, or things start getting serious, steady, and predictable, a serial dater often loses interest.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Dec. 2025
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
It’s been two weeks since In-N-Out Burger made its debut east of the Mississippi River, and apparently the excitement hasn’t worn off yet.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
The sisters, daughters of Diana's brother Charles Spencer, wore off-the-shoulder black floor-length dresses channeling their late aunt's iconic revenge dress worn at 1994's Serpentine Gallery.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
But as soon as that early rush wears off, or things start getting serious, steady, and predictable, a serial dater often loses interest.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Dec. 2025
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 8 Jan. 2026.
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