tired
Example Sentences
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Local athletes, tired of snarky comments from competitors, have bemoaned the name for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
"I will now be busy throughout the day," the visibly tired driver told AFP, his eyes red and heavy after the sleepless night.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He’s tired of the shame and the secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
I left because it was getting cold and I needed to hit other doors, not because we ran out of things to say or were tired of each other’s company.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
I crawled out the window, my eyes so heavy and my limbs so tired, I had to concentrate extra hard just to make my fingers grip the wall.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing tired
Units 2–3
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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