fed up
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Raihaan Abbas, from the ICA, who at 22 years old is another first-time politician, said independents appealed to people fed up with politics.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Student Shahin Nampoor was fed up with mounting costs and varying prices, not to mention the current impasse in bringing the war to a definitive end.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
To improve, she said, more investment in permanent housing is needed so people have a place to go and don’t get stuck in interim beds where they eventually get fed up or kicked out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Her voice is disgusted, fed up, as if my face, all by itself, has been up to something, has gone too far.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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