How to Use tired in a Sentence

tired

adjective
  • The children were tired after the hike.
  • She's too tired to go out tonight.
  • We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.
  • I was really tired after the long trip.
  • The teen was hot and tired and asked to stop on the way home for a slushy.
    Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • And of course, a world that has kind of grown tired of all of this.
    ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The two of them had clear, bright eyes in spite of their tired faces.
    Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The last of the tired frigates will likely serve until 2040.
    Eric Tegler, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Austin's gonna be very tired at the end of the week, but his work on our field is just so nice.
    Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2023
  • One of them got tired of the tilt, pulled out a roll of duct tape, and—kid you not—taped his head to the wall.
    Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Around noon, dozens of men with matted beards and tired eyes lined up at the front.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Pushed to her breaking point, Harleen is tired of playing by the rules.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Kansas seemed to hit a wall with fatigue and tired legs.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
  • His eyes are kind but tired, his navy blue shirt a canvas of black grease.
    Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
  • One thing is for sure—we'll never get tired of white kitchens.
    Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 10 May 2023
  • His eyes speak a thousand words like those of the ones tired of having lost too much.
    Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Other actors were not so used to it, and would get tired.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Yoshida rejoined the Sox a day later, tired but ready to get back to work.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Next to her sits a fifth-grade girl who is tired of looking at the library’s brown and bare shelves.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Astronomers got tired of watching the moon go around the earth every 24 hours.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Free up a little room on the rack, and get ready to banish the tired-of-your-wardrobe feeling once and for all.
    Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Mitchell wanted to think that Strauss was just tired or having a bad day.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2023
  • He's spent the last decade with a blood vessel disease that leaves him tired all the time and unable to work.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • Well, that might be a bit of a stretch, but there is a bright spot for those of us who are tired of this gloomy winter.
    oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Hopefully, fans don’t get tired of hearing me talk about the heart and soul of your team.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Those tired of dealing with untamed beards are in for a treat with Mad Viking's Beard Balm.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • But, the reality is, at this point in the season, there is no time to be tired.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
  • White was tired, his mind fuzzy from a long night of celebrating the New Year.
    Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Not everyone is onboard with this plan, but Boyd is tired of just waiting around.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The right-wing-heavy cabinet looks certain to spell more political turmoil in a country tired of its president.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

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