Examples of tiresome in a Sentence
All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while.
what a tiresome church service that turned out to be
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The same goes for the other bells and whistles of Pynchon’s style; even a seventy-million-trick pony is still a trick pony, and much of what once seemed clever in his canon now seems tiresome.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Having a switch with three controls (up, down, push-in) makes navigating menus and customizing information tiresome.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2025
Although the discussion of representation can be tiresome for many who just want to be seen for their talent, Cho gets it.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Having a switch with three controls (up, down, push-in) makes navigating menus and customizing information tiresome.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2025
Although the discussion of representation can be tiresome for many who just want to be seen for their talent, Cho gets it.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiresome
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“Tiresome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiresome. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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tiresome
adjective
tire·some
ˈtī(ə)r-səm 
: likely to tire one because of length or dullness : boring
a tiresome lecture
tiresomely
adverb
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