dog-weary
Example Sentences
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I had planned to eat a light supper and then to fall dog-weary into bed.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
“Sure there’s nought to weep for this even, without thou art so dog-weary that thou canst not keep them back.”
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
I have watch'd so long That I am dog-weary; but at last I spied An ancient angel coming down the hill Will serve the turn.
From The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, William
O master, master I have watch'd so long That I am dog-weary; but at last I spied An ancient angel coming down the hill Will serve the turn.
From The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, William
“Poor little Jenny Lavender! ’tis well I brought her not withal; she would have been dog-weary ere we had won thus far.”
From The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender by Evans, W.O.E.
