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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The film, which stars Hannah Einbinder as a filmmaker tasked with revamping a tired summer camp horror franchise with its cryptic lead played by Gillian Anderson in tow, is set to make its way to theaters this August.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Each day, after teaching classes for a local extension office, taking online courses and caring for everyone, Denise is just tired.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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These dumb little kids were freaking bored.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Additionally, reasons included enjoying the job, liking to work, being bored, and wanting to help others.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps then the career politicians will know Americans are fed up and have had enough.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Consumers from both countries grew fed up with their economies in 2022, and those sentiment reports have remained downtrodden.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The virus was first detected by health officials in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 2 after a British man became sick and was taken into intensive care, 21 days after another passenger had died.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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This spread is usually limited to people who have close contact with a sick person.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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