wear thin

VERB
  1. deteriorate through use or stress
    The constant friction wore out the cloth
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How To Use wear thin In A Sentence

  • Some may choose to wear things like the hijab, turban or kippa, but that's another story, because somehow headgear bothers a whole lot of people. Ajarat Bada: Fatwa For Tebow
  • Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.
  • Unfortunately, Kennedy's caterwauling and the band's rather standard song structures easily wear thin, despite competent playing.
  • Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.
  • It was only funny to me because Locke said it in the premiere, but the cliche is starting to wear thin as he repeats it in episode 3. The Tail Section » Three Video Clips from “Jughead”
  • I put antiperspirant on the bottoms of my feet to slow sweating a bit, wear thin wicking socks under my thicker socks, wear loose fiiting foot wear so not to constrict blood flow, put baking soda in my boots or waders to help absorb sweat and scent, never use any clothing in winter that hs cotton in the list of materials, bring a change of socks and gloves to change through out the day, wear a hand warmer around my waist with air activated hand warmers inside and lastly I try to keep my head and neck well insulated as most of my body heat is lost from these two areas. How Do You Keep Your Hands and Feet Toasty?
  • The teacher's patience began wear thin when he saw that no one knew the lesson.
  • My dad used to tell me off because I would wear things like boot-cut trousers, trainers and polo necks.
  • Another weekend huddled up in an underground earthern mound being smoked out by a manure fire might form an excellent base for the writers next historical novel, but begin to wear thin on you. Why Date or Marry a Writer? « Write Anything
  • Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.
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