How to Use wear thin in a Sentence

wear thin

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  • That charm can wear thin, though, if a brood decides your yard is home base.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
  • Their marital trust wore thin as the couple fought about finances.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This paragon of patience is staring at an uncertain future and wearing thin.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • If your boards look washed out, gray, or patchy compared to when they were first finished, the protective layer is wearing thin.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • The result has been what some perceive as an erratic approach – and one Bacon said is wearing thin.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The tropes of the crime novel wear thin, with its grim foreshadowing and prodigious exposition.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • When this tactic touches on race and disability, Williams’s enigmatic approach starts to wear thin.
    — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Hunsaker Ryan told advocates the state had no timeline on filing a public health order but that state officials’ patience was wearing thin.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The economy has been remarkably resilient, but the buffers that protected Americans from earlier price spikes are wearing thin.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Challenged by both pro-Thaksin forces and progressive orange parties, its old methods—military coups, dodgy deals, party bans, the judicial removal of prime ministers—were wearing thin.
    — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Angel City’s sporting director Mark Parsons is taking a methodical approach to hiring a coach at a time when patience among fans and players is wearing thin.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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