as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings
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Recent Examples of sick and tired
And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of.
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NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Aside from the recent results, the Nuggets are just plain sick and tired of Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Aside from the recent results, the Nuggets are just plain sick and tired of Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
Adjective
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My wife lowers her gaze as if tired, rubbing the side of her glass with her fingers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The first step is to avoid the tired trap of pitting a liberal arts education against a technical or practical one.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The fast tempo isn't the lazy thunk of a guard's boots or even the confident, slightly bored stride of a lawyer's dark tan Derby shoes.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Some kids, especially older ones, might get bored with just a small collection of items.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Robinson wasn't the only Knick who seemed fed up with Wembanyama.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Kathy Griffin is fed up with the man show on display over on Adam Carolla's podcast, thank you very much!—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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If healthier people drop out of the risk pool, fewer people subsidize the people who get sick, Gidwani said.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Nara Organics issued the recall of all lots of Nara Organics Whole Milk Infant Formula after, according to the company recall notice, the FDA and CDC told the company about babies sick with infant botulism in California, Pennsylvania and Washington.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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