Examples of wearisome in a Sentence
We had to listen to the usual wearisome complaints.
Her stories can get a little wearisome.
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But some in the party have zeroed in on less talked-about elections, in presidential battlegrounds and ruby-red states around the country, that could prove less costly and have a far-reaching impact at a time when the Democratic brand has grown wearisome with some voters.
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Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
The prospect of yet another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel might seem wearisome, as there have been nearly 200 filmic versions of the tale already.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
In doing so, the latter half of the series becomes wearisome and dull.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
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Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
The prospect of yet another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel might seem wearisome, as there have been nearly 200 filmic versions of the tale already.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
In doing so, the latter half of the series becomes wearisome and dull.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
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“Wearisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wearisome. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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wearisome
adjective
wea·ri·some
ˈwir-ē-səm 
: causing weariness : tiresome
a wearisome lecture
wearisomely
adverb
wearisomeness
noun
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