dead tired
Example Sentences
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"I'm off to bed. Had another cosmetic surgery, trying to look differently, and I am dead tired and my head hurts," he wrote to one of the Bulgarians, Roussev, on Telegram in February 2022.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“He was dead tired and he was still talking. ... He definitely brings fear out of people because like they see he’s confident. And he backs up everything he says.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
Runner number 401 was dead tired and suffering from low blood pressure.
From New York Times • May 25, 2023
“I mean, I was a little oblivious to what was going on. I was dead tired out there, just grinding and trying to do my best to stop them,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022
At four, dead tired, we left for the bus stop about a mile away.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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