Example Sentences

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“I had outworn my usefulness,” Watt said of his decision, adding that others “wouldn’t get off my case” about his insulting coal advisory panel comment.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Dan McGrew registered at the hotel in the village, with a careless announcement to the clerk that the loneliness of the ranch had outworn his patience, and that his luggage would be along presently.

From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Dana, Marvin Hill

I had outworn the physical network upon which the soul depends, and I was full of terrors.

From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire

That knave, your messenger, found me in London at last when I had outworn my welcome at Whitehall.

From The Tavern Knight by Sabatini, Rafael

Mistress Deborah, in her tarnished amber satin and ribbons that had outworn their youth, bit her lip and tapped her foot upon the ground.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary