tiresome
Example Sentences
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Which would get tiresome if she weren’t being blackmailed about William, the money and Neha’s perilous position with the police force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Why you should let it fade: Nostalgia proved to be a dastardly curse with “Little Fockers,” a theatrical experience memorable only for how dry and tiresome its comic beats were.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
I think people will find this increasing speculation of real versus fake to be tiresome and begin to tune out.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
That impulse can be tiresome, and in “Zootopia 2” it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
He shook his shoulders as if shaking off a tiresome touch, and attempted a smile that failed.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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