wearying

Example Sentences

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For 35 years, Mr. Self has continued in a similar vein, dazzling and sometimes wearying his readers with his madcap plots and lexical pyrotechnics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But everyone is going through something difficult in “Cordially,” and the lack of, well, cordiality can be wearying.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

That’s not to say that “Our Little Secret” isn’t enjoyable all on its own, only that it’s become wearying to watch Lohan confined to the limits of a holiday movie made for a streamer.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2024

What he got had a wearying familiarity to it.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

All my motions focalized on pretending to be that guileless schoolgirl who had nothing more wearying to think about than mid-term exams.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou