fatigue
noun
weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
had fatigued
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past perfectof fatigue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“So before the military came, we were looking at a surgical backlog of hundreds of cases and we were low on staff. We had fatigued staff.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Never take a long, deep breath after you finish eating, as if the exercise had fatigued you.
From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Sarah Annie Frost
The latter saw me looking; and having shaken hands, advised me to close the door, and leave him undisturbed; for the journey had fatigued him.
From Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The journey had fatigued him considerably, though he had been able to get fairly good food and a glass of wine at one of the junctions where he had changed en route.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Marie Corelli
The trip from Montreal had fatigued the voyageurs.
From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
