wore down

past tense of wear down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore down
Verb
  • Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards — no legal tush push needed.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dianna Russini of The Athletic broke down plenty of reports indicating which NFL teams are targeting what position to bolster their rosters.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Combs got emotional and broke down crying when Kim Porter appeared on the screen.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The laws regulating undercover operations are relatively lenient in Australia; in Canada, which has long used similar tactics, judges have challenged the targeting of suspects who are socially isolated or cognitively impaired.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But 24 of the 30 were impaired by pollution – primarily nitrogen – at the time of this designation, and today, their condition has not improved.
    Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the most far-reaching questions revolves around why Woods has been injured so many times in his career.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Chevrolet's driver, Brandon McCall, 29, of Pocahontas and Ryan Atkinson, 24, of Walnut Ridge, a passenger in the Chevrolet, were injured, the report says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Avoid cans that are damaged, dented, bulging, or leaking.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Adding mulch too early when temperatures are still warm traps heat and tricks plant roots to remain active and produce new growth that can be damaged by cold temperatures.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Wore down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wore%20down. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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