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.
O master, master, 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
The latter were dog-weary, dusty and travel-stained—they had evidently done some forced marching.
From Field Hospital and Flying Column Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium & Russia by Thurstan, Violetta
