wearying

Example Sentences

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For 35 years, Mr. Self has continued in a similar vein, dazzling and sometimes wearying his readers with his madcap plots and lexical pyrotechnics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It's a wearying cycle of failure from a team that's still stymied by its own weak psychology.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

“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

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

At the end of Van Ness, after several foot- wearying miles, we came to a warehouse.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep