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.
Examples of wear off in a Sentence
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After nearly three decades of that happening time and time again, the effect hasn’t worn off.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The novelty of Zoom calls with friends was wearing off.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The novelty of swiping has worn off, and there hasn’t been a major innovation beyond it.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The shine of Varadkar’s government wore off during his second stint as taoiseach; Harris inherits a governing coalition facing a difficult fight to return to office.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Half-life of caffeine:There's a reason why your coffee wears off.
—Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The trouble is that, even at a compact 24 minutes, everything blends together and the novelty wears off.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024
What to Consider Their anti-fog technology may wear off over time.
—Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
The keycaps that ship with the Mars 03 are from and made from PBT with legends printed by the dye-sublimation process which means the legends on the keycaps shouldn’t wear off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The novelty of Zoom calls with friends was wearing off.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The novelty of swiping has worn off, and there hasn’t been a major innovation beyond it.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The shine of Varadkar’s government wore off during his second stint as taoiseach; Harris inherits a governing coalition facing a difficult fight to return to office.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Half-life of caffeine:There's a reason why your coffee wears off.
—Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The trouble is that, even at a compact 24 minutes, everything blends together and the novelty wears off.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024
What to Consider Their anti-fog technology may wear off over time.
—Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
The keycaps that ship with the Mars 03 are from and made from PBT with legends printed by the dye-sublimation process which means the legends on the keycaps shouldn’t wear off.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Wear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20off. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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