wear through
phrasal verb
wore through; worn through; wearing through; wears through
: to use (something) so much that a hole develops in it
I've worn through two pairs of work shoes since I started this job.
Examples of wear through in a Sentence
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This jacket can be worn through winter, whether layered over jeans or that aforementioned sweater dress.
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Leila Najafi, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Not long after that fight in middle school, his feet had worn through the soles of his only pair of shoes.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Pullover Hoodie Quince’s fisherman sweaters have a denser knit compared to their other cashmere options, providing a warm layer that can easily be worn through fall and winter.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
But after the team wore through its bullpen during the extra-innings battle with the Blue Jays, he was called upon to pitch four innings and held the opponent to just one hit with five strikeouts across 72 pitches.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Holes had been worn through the socks.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Brand new was his Air Jordan 1 Highs from 2018, an edition Sylvester said he’s probably worn through four pairs already.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Leila Najafi, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Not long after that fight in middle school, his feet had worn through the soles of his only pair of shoes.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Pullover Hoodie Quince’s fisherman sweaters have a denser knit compared to their other cashmere options, providing a warm layer that can easily be worn through fall and winter.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
But after the team wore through its bullpen during the extra-innings battle with the Blue Jays, he was called upon to pitch four innings and held the opponent to just one hit with five strikeouts across 72 pitches.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Holes had been worn through the socks.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Brand new was his Air Jordan 1 Highs from 2018, an edition Sylvester said he’s probably worn through four pairs already.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Wear through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20through. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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