wearily

Example Sentences

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“I wish I had known all this earlier,” Maggie said wearily.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

It's a criticism with which Pat McFadden, a senior cabinet minister, having run the campaign, is wearily familiar.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

To a sweaty and wearily hospitable young farmer, Steinmetz introduced himself and his project.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

Indoors, people everywhere are assessing interior wind and water damage and wearily calculating how much time and money it will take to get their lives back to where they were before the storm.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

“Oh...right...Quidditch,” he said, putting his wand back into the belt of his jeans and running a hand wearily through his hair.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling