How to Use fatigue in a Sentence

fatigue

1 of 2 noun
  • The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue.
  • The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue.
  • We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.
  • The youngins’ made up for any back-to-back fatigue with spry legs.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Lightweight drills cause the least fatigue, weighing three pounds or less.
    Lynn Redmile and Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His symptoms were mild at first: fatigue, shoulder pain, and numbness in one of his hands.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The most common symptoms are fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • He’s got some regular arm fatigue that some go through at times.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Roman, wearing military fatigues, eyes heavy with grief, and Dmytro, in a white linen shirt with long hair, joined the crowds.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The effect of having pads that are more comfortable means ear fatigue kicks in a lot later.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But still, even the most expert packers still run into outfit fatigue towards the end of their trips.
    Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Meeting fatigue is real and not just due to the quantity of meetings.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But there are signs of fatigue; Trump’s second indictment day proved less profitable than the first.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Doing so can minimize the fatigue or lethargy from a fever.
    Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Grappling with jet lag, fatigue, mental exhaustion, or all of the above?
    ELLE, 13 June 2023
  • But there are signs of fatigue among some right-leaning Americans.
    Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • The fungus can cause coughing, fevers, body aches, fatigue, rashes and appetite loss.
    Ashli Blow, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Still, as the year progressed, Paxton has shown fatigue, and the lack of results have certainly followed.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Studies show that holds can increase strength and reduce fatigue.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • This causes fatigue, shortness of breath, and dizziness.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The footbed has a non-slip top cover (claimed to reduce fatigue) with two layers of EVA padding, and an under-surface designed to spread the load over the whole foot.
    Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Pair these with a hiking fit or midi dress to conquer all day comfort in style with zero foot fatigue.
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
  • But participants in Kyiv could not hide a sense of growing fatigue as the war nears its 21st month and progress on the battlefield has mostly stalled.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Meanwhile, in both Europe and the United States, war fatigue is setting in and support for Ukraine is beginning to crack.
    Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Some people have other symptoms like headaches and fatigue.
    Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Superhero fatigue and animation woes leave a void that no one is quite sure how to fill.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Seasonal allergies also tend not to cause a wet cough or body aches and fatigue.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Lashley was followed by Owens, Fans showed signs of fatigue, but began to came alive when Randy Orton entered fifth.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Elias said Bautista was not dealing with any elbow soreness or fatigue leading up to his injury.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Like the Kindle and other e-readers, the Palma is supposed to approximate the look of the physical page and cut down on eye fatigue.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
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fatigue

2 of 2 verb
  • His side will be fatigued from the game and the four hour flight.
    SI.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Iowa started to get fatigued on the boards in the second.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Avoid the urge to swing the weight when your forearms begin to fatigue.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Get as strong as possible not to fatigue toward the end of the year.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • However, as the half went on the boys started to fatigue.
    Ray Reid, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2022
  • People who are worn down and fatigued by what didn’t work?
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2017
  • On the other were citizens fatigued by the past decade of hard-right rule.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2017
  • The danger is that Democrats by then may have fatigued the public even more.
    Ted Van Dyk, WSJ, 23 July 2018
  • My arms were fatigued from the effort but also numb from my MS.
    Women's Health, 7 July 2023
  • This overloads and fatigues them and sets the stage for lower back injury.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
  • My own guess: By 2020, Mr. Trump will have fatigued the public.
    Ted Van Dyk, WSJ, 23 July 2018
  • He was fatigued just before the All-Star break, returned strong, and then has struggled of late.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2017
  • One of the biggest challenges is people get fatigued from change from costs.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Maybe this was just Darvish’s arm letting him know he was fatigued and needed a break.
    Si.com Staff, SI.com, 29 May 2018
  • The firefighters were cycled through to make sure they were not fatigued in the heat, Overton said.
    Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, 10 June 2019
  • Defensive players will be out on the field more when the offense can't get the job done, fatiguing them at the end of games.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Never mind the Xs and Os if players are fatigued for the final 12 minutes.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Spare parts are hard to find and airframes are fatigued, in large part to the bomber’s role as a close air support aircraft over Afghanistan.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2020
  • In the weeks before her death, her mother had a full course of chemotherapy and was fatigued.
    Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Leonard, looking fatigued, scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the clincher.
    New York Times, 14 June 2019
  • But any muscle in the body can get fatigued and fail to do its job; the anal sphincter is no exception.
    Jessica Migala, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
  • As her legs began to fatigue from wading through the water, a black truck splashed by and three men jumped out to assist Maria, Jose, and the rest of the group.
    Lorena O'Neil, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Nishino made six changes to the starting lineup ahead of the match, saying some of his players were fatigued.
    Pan Pylas, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • Your hands will fatigue if the handle is too large, if the buttons are too small or awkwardly placed or if the blender feels heavy.
    Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Your legs will likely be fatigued by this point, says Brewer.
    SELF, 12 Sep. 2018
  • The surge in bill sales already taking place this year has fatigued investors and sent rates higher.
    Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • If you aren't fatigued by the leopard-print-midi-skirt madness, below are 13 to buy right now.
    Tara Gonzalez, Glamour, 30 May 2019
  • Anybody who has ever played with me understands Marcell loves the guys that bleed and get fatigued next to him.
    Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Our tester found that despite its power, the Greenworks Pro didn’t fatigue her arms or back, even when rolling the pressure washer around the yard.
    Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Our tester found that despite its power, the Greenworks Pro didn’t fatigue their arms or back, even when rolling the pressure washer around the yard.
    Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2022

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