wear down
verb
wore down; worn down; wearing down; wears down
: to weary and overcome by persistent resistance or pressure
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The game wouldn’t have been won without Sabally, who was relied on heavily in the second half of Game 5 as Brondello opted to deploy a bigger lineup to wear down Cheryl Reeve’s team.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
Agriculture is invented, only to wear down farmers’ teeth with grit from the stones used to mill grain.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Trigger has holes, scratches and its fretboard is worn down nearly flat.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Touring may be the lifeblood of most artists, but being on the road tends to wear down even the most seasoned musician.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 24 June 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
Agriculture is invented, only to wear down farmers’ teeth with grit from the stones used to mill grain.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Trigger has holes, scratches and its fretboard is worn down nearly flat.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Touring may be the lifeblood of most artists, but being on the road tends to wear down even the most seasoned musician.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wear down
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“Wear down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20down. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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