How to Use wear off in a Sentence

wear off

phrasal verb

• The side effects come later in the week, once the steroids wear off.
  — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
• But now, six months in, the shiny newness has worn off.
  — Ebony Flake, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
• You! Tears flowed down many of their faces as the shock slowly wore off.
  — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
• To its credit, The Heart of Rock and Roll tries to get out before the buzz wears off.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
• This is kind of that moment where the newness has worn off, right?
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
• The shine of a 3,500-yard season wore off and his first-round NFL hype petered out.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• As a result, the shell shock of the past 24 months for consumers is still wearing off.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2024
• And has the sting worn off from being the very first person voted out?
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
• When the medicine wore off, my opinion didn’t soften all that much.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
• That uptick in sales and streams hasn’t faded just yet, even though the shock has largely worn off.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
• Will the second season live up to the first, or will the novelty have worn off?
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
• Hughes says the artist’s best looks are those he’s worn off red carpets.
  — Julian Randall, Essence, 23 May 2025
• The glamour of being a big-time sports agent never wears off in the eyes of others.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
• The numbness appeared to wear off through three days of practice.
  — John Marshall, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
• The adrenaline had worn off and my knee pulsed with a deep, thumping ache.
  — Outside Online, 10 July 2024
• As the anesthesia wore off, Evheniia cried and thrashed in her bed.
  — Freep.com, 4 June 2023
• The researchers checked in with people 10 days and 2 months later to see if the effects had worn off.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Investors all seemed to want a piece when Cava went public last June, and the shine has yet to wear off.
  — Greg McKenna, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
• The novelty of Zoom calls with friends was wearing off.
  — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
• The applause quickly wears off and Akon is left standing at the stage by himself.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
• But after a few days, the initial shock of so much watch wears off, and the rose-gold Overseas starts to make its own kind of sense.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 July 2024
• Now, two and a half years later, the novelty has started to wear off.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 3 Nov. 2023
• Our editor found the fabric soft to the touch with a luxe feel that didn't wear off even after months of use.
  — Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
• After the initial shock wore off, the family made their way to the living room.
  — Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
• After over a decade of swiping for love, the initial novelty has worn off.
  — Annabel Gat, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
• According to Harrington, lemon or citrus oil can help restore depth and shine—but only on floors where the polyurethane has worn off over time.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
• By the second period’s end, Latvia’s scare had worn off.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
• But for God’s sake, wait for that runner’s high to wear off!
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
• After the shock of missing out wore off, the Griffins came home.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
• The slouchy V-neck has stylish batwing sleeves and can be worn off the shoulder and tucked in for a more classy, put-together look.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026