dog-weary
Example Sentences
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I had planned to eat a light supper and then to fall dog-weary into bed.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
O master, master I have watch'd so long That I am dog-weary; but at last I spied An ancient angel coming down the hill Will serve the turn.
From The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, William
“Poor little Jenny Lavender! ’tis well I brought her not withal; she would have been dog-weary ere we had won thus far.”
From The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender by Evans, W.O.E.
I have watch'd so long That I am dog-weary; but at last I spied An ancient angel coming down the hill Will serve the turn.
From The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, William
“Sure there’s nought to weep for this even, without thou art so dog-weary that thou canst not keep them back.”
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
