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
There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap.
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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
Many young people in Cuba are sick and tired of the dictatorship — even more sick and tired, possibly, than the old people are.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 June 2022
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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
Many young people in Cuba are sick and tired of the dictatorship — even more sick and tired, possibly, than the old people are.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
Adjective
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Voters would smell that and, anyway, Harris would be miserably bored in the state Capitol dealing with budget minutiae and relatively inexperienced legislative leaders.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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RuPaul wants a Drag Superstar, not an ordinary girl who gets lazy and gets bored.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Overwhelmed and fed up with Simone’s behavior, Devon heads to the Kell estate hoping to bring her sister home to help.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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In Disappoint Me, Danin builds on her astute portraits of romance to tell the story of Max, a trans woman in her 30s fed up with the way her life has turned out.—
Isle McElroy,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Each year, about 48 million people in the U.S. get sick with foodborne illnesses, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The best defense remains up-to-date vaccination, testing when symptomatic, masking in crowded indoor spaces, and staying home when sick.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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