Sentence examples of "usés" in French

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Le temps fane les roses, mais use les piquants. Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns.
Mes enfants usent rapidement leurs chaussures. My children wear out their shoes quickly.
Les pneus s'usent à cause de la friction entre le caoutchouc et la route. Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
Dans cette société où tout est jetable, c'est une vertu d'utiliser quelque chose jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'use. In this society where everything is disposable, it is a virtue to use something until it wears out.
Les poignets de la veste de son complet sont très usés. The cuffs of his suit jacket are badly frayed.
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