Example Sentences

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In the United States, people have wearied of bewildering and conflicting advice from on high against a backdrop of more than 150,000 deaths.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

He acknowledged that he’s been on the “radar” of the internal affairs bureau and seemed to have wearied of the agency’s efforts, however modest, to police its own.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2019

It could be that Mourinho is past his best, that the dressing-room politics of Madrid and Chelsea have wearied him, and that age has diminished his chutzpah.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2016

Ironically, when pigs that fly finally float, most folks have wearied of worrying about IPOs as a market-topping indicator.

From Forbes • Oct. 15, 2014

She never would have wearied of waiting upon papa if he had been so afflicted; she would have wanted to be beside him, comforting him every moment.

From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Finley, Martha