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.

Examples of wear off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with big hits in later picks from 2022 to present, the shine was wearing off. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The novelty of having a prince in the classroom eventually wears off when everyone has homework due the next morning. — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The glitz has worn off a bit in the Cubs-Brewers season series, though booing Crow-Armstrong at American Family Field now rivals booing Counsell on the Noise-O-Meter. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Paint has worn off and the metal underneath is rusted on the 1,092-foot warship, which is one of the largest in the world. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for wear off

• ashraf
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• kickoff
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