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 first hour of Final Reckoning is the most tiresome stretch of all eight Mission films.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The tiresome boys in DiRusso’s songs—with their insecurities and their misery—seem to be timeless.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
But for those who want a little bit more from rap, like an actual reason for dissing someone, it’s been a tiresome clout-chase marathon.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The lines had grown tiresome by March 2017 or so (a couple of months into that term).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 May 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The tiresome boys in DiRusso’s songs—with their insecurities and their misery—seem to be timeless.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
But for those who want a little bit more from rap, like an actual reason for dissing someone, it’s been a tiresome clout-chase marathon.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The lines had grown tiresome by March 2017 or so (a couple of months into that term).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 May 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 5 Jun. 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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