Sentence examples for it wore on from inspiring English sources

Ms. Whitman seemed tentative at the beginning of the debate, but gained confidence as it wore on, at one point saying that Mr. Poizner, an engineer, had "engineered a new position" for his run for governor.

More than any other conflict, World War II was a huge improvisation; it repeatedly changed its style of combat -- the war started with cavalry charges on the plains of Poland and ended with the atomic bomb -- and its field of decisive action as it wore on, consuming over 60 million lives in the process.

As it wore on, the muttering began.

"He got a feel for the game as it wore on," Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek said of Martínez.

In a television interview that turned increasingly contentious as it wore on, Cheney rejected the gloomy portrayal of Iraq that has become commonly accepted even among Bush supporters.

As it wore on, 2007 grew steadily worse, meaning that as 2008 passes, some of the year-earlier comparisons will become a little easier.

As the game wore on, it stopped working.

"It wears on everybody".

It wears on these guys, you know.

"I think it wears on pitchers".

"It wears on me," she said.