wearily

Example Sentences

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An unenlightening spectacle last week saw Porter float above the fray, wearily raising her eyebrows over the squabbling among her competitors.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“I wish I had known all this earlier,” Maggie said wearily.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

It's a criticism with which Pat McFadden, a senior cabinet minister, having run the campaign, is wearily familiar.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

To a sweaty and wearily hospitable young farmer, Steinmetz introduced himself and his project.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

I had spent the day wearily over books, and, simply to keep my mind occupied, went over some of the matters I had been examining at Lincoln’s Inn.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker