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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'wear away' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe the action of an object or material gradually disappearing due to constant use or friction. For example, "The paint on the old door had worn away, leaving a dull, grey surface."
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wear away
verb
To erode gradually and progressively
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It is far too beautiful to be allowed to wear away at the edges.
But clinical experience is, among all else, an abrasive, toughening process, bound to wear away at one's sensitivities.
Left untreated, the friction could wear away the circuit connections, preventing the air bag from deploying in a crash.
REETZ: Over time, the caulk around bathroom tubs and grout between tiles wear away, and you can replace them yourself.
Some seeds have a hard coating that needs to wear away before moisture can enter and germination can begin.
But the administration ruled that the chalking was free speech and would have to simply wear away.
The limits of self wear away and identity bleeds out, and no one is quite secure in their skin.
Nature may wear away at the rock art, but it's human beings who pose the biggest threat.
Jaywalkers had started to wear away a new trail, through some lavender and dangerously close to his azaleas.
They seem to have been designed to wear away, but like many advertisements on old barns, they are still here.
The joy that had come to him out of this affair would not wear away: that was a fixed thing in him.
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