Then, for whatever reason, the joke wore thin.

The joke wears thin, however, before the end of the unfinished-looking dance.

But as the war intensified, the jokes wore thin.

And because they kept dancing on and on, the work's joke wore thin.

But after a while, the joke wears thin.

The joke wore thin long before the medley's seventh song.

When other dancers later pop up from the trap, the joke wears thin.

That joke was wearing thin with him very quickly.

The jokes are very obvious and soon wear thin.

But the joke is wearing a bit thin with the character.