fed up

Example Sentences

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Towns has always been an elite shooter, but not not ago, it was easy to find Knicks fans fed up with the big man’s ambivalent defense and virtuosity at collecting foolish fouls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In response, Drakeford said: "If you spent a month on the doorstep talking to people you knew that people were fed up with us."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

An unprecedented number of tourists are flocking to Japan, but some residents have become fed up with unruly behaviour.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In a nation fed up with leaders seen as tolerating or colluding with organized crime, Manzo, 40, stood out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

My gran still tells the story of when I was three years old and, fed up with being a prisoner, I dug a hole under the gate in the driveway, wriggled through, and ran off.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah