at wit's end
Example Sentences
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His aunt and caregiver, Kymberly Stacks, was at wit’s end, and took Easton to Siskin Children’s Institute, a nonprofit healthcare organization in Tennessee that accepted his Medicaid insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
"I am at wit's end how to proceed."
From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023
“We imagine a loved one at wit’s end — agitated, frustrated and tired — for all they have been through getting to this moment,” Kelley said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023
Ms. Togna said that she felt isolated and at wit’s end.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
At the end of one of the talks within the first week, at wit's end as to what I was accomplishing, I said: "Write me what you remember of what I said to-day."
From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Comfort, Will Levington
