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
It’s been a bit, and after a successful defense, Dr. Allen is somehow not sick and tired of robots and answered a bunch of our questions about quadrotors, swords, and why mixing them is such a great idea.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2016
There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Dec. 2022
And, basically, people are sick and tired of it.
—Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Robinson, for one, was sick and tired of losing.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2016
There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Dec. 2022
And, basically, people are sick and tired of it.
—Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Robinson, for one, was sick and tired of losing.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
Adjective
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To anyone tired of dysfunction, this is a new beginning.—
Mike Levin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Cosmetic procedures were once only whispered about, carefully timed around the holidays to create the illusion that a restful getaway had erased wrinkles, brightened tired eyes and restored a youthful, refreshed look.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Motivation and academic engagement are important factors in college mental health, because bored and intrinsically unmotivated students usually struggle with other concerns.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Tottenham fans could be forgiven for growing bored of Cristian Romero transfer speculation.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The Broncos got fed up with Wallace getting torched on Monday Night Football by Jerry Jeudy and threw their rookie into a hot spot.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
17 July 2025
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Use your credit card’s (growing) lounge network If you’re fed up with Priority Pass, take heart: The Amex Platinum, the Chase Sapphire Reserve, or the Capital One Venture X credit cards all offer their own proprietary airport lounge networks.—
Katherine Fan,
AFAR Media,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Not every mosquito carries West Nile virus, and not everyone who contracts the virus will get sick.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
28 July 2025
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Cena took the opportunity to chug water to avoid getting sick.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 July 2025
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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