burnt out
Example Sentences
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"I've been completely burnt out and exhausted from it all. It feels like we've become an NEA factory and it's really sucked the joy out of being a teacher for me."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
"It feels like we're in a war-zone," Javier Perez, a 41-year-old engineer who lives in the city, told AFP as he went through the parking lot of a grocery store replete with burnt out cars.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Given that you are earning such a good salary, I assume you are feeling burnt out by your job; you may wish to consider a sabbatical, part-time work or change of company.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
She was burnt out from snowboarding after turning pro at 14.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
But regular folks burnt out of their homes and penniless Loyalist refugees on the run from the rebels, they were forced to shelter in Canvastown, the new name for the burned-over district.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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