wearying

Example Sentences

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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

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

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

At the end of Van Ness, after several foot- wearying miles, we came to a warehouse.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep