tiring

Example Sentences

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Panakos, the nurse from Florida, is taking a break from the circuit after several years because it was tiring to be on the road, she said from her home in Tampa.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Last fall I walked from the northern tip of Manhattan to Battery Park, a jaunt that was tiring but doable in about six hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He cracks jokes during his hospital stays, but in between you get a front-row look at how tiring, tearful and emotionally devastating his illness can be.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Manufacturers advertise that they have improved cabin air pressure, reduced noise and refined interiors to make long flights less tiring.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

It had been a hot, tiring two days of walking since we’d left El Sacrificio, and our journey was far from over.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall