tired

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His two main characters, infantrymen named Willie and Joe, were bedraggled, unshaven, dirty, tired to the bone, contemptuous of authority—in other words, mirror images of many of the real soldiers fighting that war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

What’s changed in Carla is that she’s got four kids and she’s tired and she’s older.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Lack of sleep does more than leave you tired.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

I’m sick and tired of being told to wait my turn,’” Litman said.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

This was an old game to me, and one I never grew tired of playing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls