effect wears off

Examples (10)

• How soon will the effects of the drug wear off?
• The numbing effect of the anesthetic will start to wear off in a couple of hours.
• I could feel my headache returning as the effect of the painkiller wore off.
• By late afternoon, the stimulating effect of my morning coffee begins to wear off.
• The initial effect of the shock wore off, and she started to feel the pain.
• Once the initial effect of the good news wears off, we'll need to start planning.
• He waited for the effects of the alcohol to wear off before driving home.
• Economists are watching to see how quickly the positive effect of the stimulus package wears off.
• The motivational effect of the speech was powerful, but it eventually wore off.
• The protective effect of the wax will wear off after a few months of rain.