Thesaurus / dog-tired

dog-tired

How to use dog-tired in a sentence

It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD

A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.

But this time, with all his cunning and perspiration, he could not induce another throb in the tired engines.

A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.

When he gets quite large the boy will get tired of having him for a pet, and perhaps bring him back.

The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.

These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.

At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.

But I am afraid you would very soon get tired of us, and I ought to tell you, frankly, that our little home is to be—a broken up.

CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES

Aunt Ri was looking forward to the rest with great anticipation; she was heartily tired of being on the move.

RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON

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OCTOBER 26, 1985

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