1
: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
2
: obviously worn by hard use : run-down
tiredly
adverb
tiredness
noun
Examples of tired in a Sentence
I was really tired after the long trip.
She's too tired to go out tonight.
The children were tired after the hike.
We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
And there’s kids who are tired, or crying or can’t handle it.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
That half ended with Leonard punishing Jokic for tired shot selection.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
This is less of a clever twist than a tired notion explored in games like 2007’s Bioshock and 2008’s Braid, both of which came long before the first Last of Us.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tired
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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tired. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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tired
adjective
: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
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