Sentence examples for that it wears from inspiring English sources

Leslie Whitworth, who oversees the curriculum in Manor, said that the district was doing its best to make do with less, but that "it wears on people, the constant crisis, the constant increases in students and constant pressure on budgets".

"Its flaw is that it wears its advocacy on its sleeve.

And it is only by accident that it wears its current luxurious outfit.

The strength of Edun is that it wears its commitment to ecology and to Africa as lightly as a chiffon zebra-print shirt or a paper nylon vest.

It is brilliant for any age, in that it wears its intelligence lightly, and offers a strong aesthetic that conjures both an apple-cheeked Englishness and the vivid colours and sounds of the east.

Our reviewer notes that the novel tackles big issues, like mental health, immigration, and the bubble economy, but concludes that it wears its influences ("Kitchen Confidential," anti-slavery reports) heavily, and that "many of the characters feel more like object lessons than like personalities".

I saw the trend so much in my Instagram feed that it wore me down.

New York's relentless energy had always helped drive his ambitions, but now he found that it wore him out.

And the third attempt by the Venezuelan state company found rock that was so hard and thick that it wore down drill bits before reaching oil.

The trip was also helpful in that it wore down the factory seams on the jeep's rubber tires (Mr. Hogancamp is a stickler for detail).

"So that when it wears out, they can replace one or two rather than the whole carpet".