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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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.
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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
And while that may be understood going in, buyers can fail to appreciate how wearisome and costly long commutes become over time, or how isolated those used to having a social network close by can start to feel, Malone said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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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
And while that may be understood going in, buyers can fail to appreciate how wearisome and costly long commutes become over time, or how isolated those used to having a social network close by can start to feel, Malone said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Wearisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wearisome. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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