Example Sentences

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Faith had a bad headache, I guess the job of gittin’ that information into Mr. Pomper’s head had tuckered her out, so I and my pardner sot off alone.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

"Say, boss, does Mr. Benjamin Hopkins live up here?" he asked between breaths, for the five flights had tuckered him.

From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.

By that time the warmth of the day and the exertion had tuckered a good many of them out and Sawyer found much fault with the performances.

From Left End Edwards by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

Whatever would Blossy do to Abe Rose if she could suspect how he had tuckered out her "old man?"

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise