tire

Example Sentences

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He has hired farmers, former inmates and white-collar workers who grew tired of office life.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gentzen, a serving member in the Australian army, began to tire in round five and sustained a cut to her right cheek when a looping left landed flush.

From BBC

"I noticed he was more tired, not playing as much and my instinct was right."

From BBC

Faint gray crescents ring his tired brown eyes, and his bedraggled curls are longer than usual.

From Literature

Never the most comfortable or expressive in front of the media, she quickly became tired of questions about it as her rise to prominence began.

From Barron's