aweary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aweary
Example Sentences
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"Not an eye / But is aweary of thy common sight."
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2020
There is an age, sad age, and hour obscure, When man, aweary of adventurous dreams, Turns from the far horizon's lure His eyes towards the Inn of Good Repose.
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
Zola and his gang delved into moral cesspools, and the world grew aweary of the malodor.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
Brother, I am aweary of the green hills.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace
When remonstrated with, that dignitary observed that “Bishop Ridley’s sermons were alway so long, that he would be at no more, for he was aweary of so long standing.”
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah
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