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As his interest wore off , he began to let down .

Indeed, the number of ballot measures, once the novelty wore off, declined and stayed low as the Southern Pacific's power faded naturally.

Then whatever else was in the drip wore off, and I didn't feel much about the garden one way or the other.

Markets initially took the Labor Party mutiny in stride, with the Australian dollar trading higher overseas as the initial shock wore off.

Dr Kagawa noted that the effects of the transplant wore off slowly, and the mice experienced a normal second menopause before they died.

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off.

After the shock wore off, one of my first thoughts was for the nursery.

It worked, but wore off in a few days.

When the heat of the day wore off we went for a long tramp in the jungle and came back wet to the skin.

Reaction from both politicians and financial participants was swift, after the initial shock of the late announcement wore off.

The daily grind was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours.

His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off, and he tired of the business.

After the initial excitement wore off, there was a series check for due diligence.

The novelty of her surrounding soon wore off.

The novelty of his surroundings soon wore off.

Audiences became apathetic as the novelty of seeing drawings come to life wore off.

and that he expected more to die once the effects of the drugs wore off.

I found that smoking weed made me feel secure and loved, but when the high wore off, I felt even more empty, lost and alone.

She washed her face with cold water, and her sleepiness wore off instantly.

He could feel the wound aching again as the effect of the medicine wore off.

The novelty of her new job soon wore off.

When the initial shock wore off, I analyzed and inventoried all the whys and howes of Katie's addiction.

the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours.

The child's interest in the game soon wore off.

Yet when she stepped into the shrieking crowd, shaking hands and answering questions, the anxiety wore off.

He once tried to tattoo himself but it wore off and he doesn't recommend itto anyone.

I headed for work, where the adrenaline quickly wore off.

But, even for these people, the effects wore off and they found themselves gradually return to "normality" .

But for Emily, the novelty of marriage wore off soon.

But once the euphoria wore off, I was still left without this friend.

The excitement of last night's party wore off in the morning.

My mouth hurt after the anesthetic wore off.

But soon, the novelty wore off.

The family has two nets, but the insecticide treatment wore off a long time ago, and they are full of holes.

Hong Kong's economy has been recovering rapidly since the Sars shock wore off last summer.

Darkness held me like a friend when love wore off