Sentence examples for wearing through from inspiring English sources

But now they see it wearing through more on students when they arrive on campus.

A strike by about 150 secretaries, mailroom workers and technicians at this college on Long Island is wearing through its 11th week, and the clerical workers picketing here are not the only ones feeling its effects.

After Lee would come, among others, Jan Morris, Michael Jacobs, Chris Andrews, Jason Webster – and the remarkable walking artist Hamish Fulton, who, in a campaign of chronic athleticism, has now stomped across Spain more than a dozen times, clocking up thousands of miles and wearing through several pairs of boots.

Been wearing through those mousepads lately with great rapidity?

Not recommended for wearing through airport security. .

Not recommended for wearing through airport security though.  .

Their thin soles often wear through, critics say.

The journey took five months, during which he averaged 20 miles a day, pitched his tent on front lawns and wore through three pairs of Timberland Chocorua Trail boots.

The taupes and mochas Mrs. Bush wore through much of the campaign have been replaced by the more searing, telegenic shades of lime green, peacock blue and scarlet.

He continued in his socks, which soon wore through, forcing him to finish the journey walking barefoot on the ice and snow.

Although rotary types can wear through as well, it is far less common.