as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings
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Recent Examples of sick and tired
But consumers are growing sick and tired of searching for games, only to reach for their wallets.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with a big-league ballplayer getting sick and tired of being drilled over and over and over by the same team.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of.
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NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with a big-league ballplayer getting sick and tired of being drilled over and over and over by the same team.
—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of.
—
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
Adjective
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Every minute that a kid sits bored in a classroom crushes their desire.
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The club soon grew as others who were bored with their routines began to join.
Adjective
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After clearing logjams in the White House and House of Representatives, the legislation drew broad support in an election year where both parties are increasingly aware that voters have said they're fed up with the high cost of living.
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The longtime Detroiter is fed up – with the lack of police help to find the fraudster, as well as the court system.
Adjective
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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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