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Long before then, RN officials insist, the excitement about France's youthful, and openly gay, prime minister, will have worn off.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

The thrill of competence will have worn off by this time next year.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2017

By the novel’s end, he will have worn a series of masks until his identity has been obliterated.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2016

My hair will have worn away a bit more from bashing my head against the dustbin," says Arthur, "but otherwise I can't see the thrill wearing off.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2013

There is no further East for it to go now, and I hope that in another few weeks it will have worn itself out.

From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)