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
Their life is so dreary with their long, long waiting; they are aweary, aweary....
From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro
Shimmering waters, aweary of tossing, Hopeful of rest, ripple on to the shore; Dimpling with light, as they waver and quiver, Echoing faintly the ocean's wild roar.
From The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare by Cotten, Sallie Southall
Perhaps he is, like me, getting aweary of the whole thing, and wishes he were well out of it.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, October 29, 1887 by Various
She wove till her fingers aweary had grown: 'Now put it on:' But when she turned to see him, she found that he had gone.
From Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
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