wearying
Example Sentences
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“What was wearying about living alone,” she muses, “was the flux of emotions, the constant rise and fall in mood that wasn’t attached to anything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” brilliantly depicts the wearying search for sanctuary that so many of us go through in our adult lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
The cutesy performance shtick around a shoestring variety show — imagine Pee-wee’s Playhouse without the bewitching oddity — grows wearying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
They contend that the women in Cassatt’s paintings could only be accused of idleness by people who are ignorant about the wearying demands of child care and housekeeping.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
All my motions focalized on pretending to be that guileless schoolgirl who had nothing more wearying to think about than mid-term exams.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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