tiring

Example Sentences

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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

Alex describes moving around from place to place as "tiring" and "repetitive".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

On a separate farewell podcast for paid subscribers, Maron and his longtime producer Brendan McDonald explained that the relentless workload was tiring and articulated a niggling feeling that the show belonged to a different era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

And he and her team have prioritized rest and recovery, which included the decision to skip the tournament in Doha last month following her tiring Australian Open run.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The horse was tiring; she had frothy sweat on her shoulders and neck.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko