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
Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system?
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Dec. 2022
And, basically, people are sick and tired of it.
—Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Robinson, for one, was sick and tired of losing.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s hope on the horizon for those sick and tired of Alabama’s extreme cold snap.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Dec. 2022
And, basically, people are sick and tired of it.
—Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Robinson, for one, was sick and tired of losing.
—Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
Adjective
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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But that feels like a tired, outdated characterisation.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At the opening, Natalie, bored and filled with loathing for her parents, flees her family home by retreating into imaginary worlds of vivid, eroticized violence.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The kids got bored with it in nanoseconds, but word got out in the blue jay community that a peanut paradise had sprung up in our yard and to come on over!—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tech giant Microsoft has been at the epicenter of the resulting blowback, bearing the full brunt of the rage felt by many fed up with having AI shoved down their throat.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Apparently, the neighbors upstairs were fed up with this dog being left alone in a hallway repeatedly.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This leaves a sicker risk pool behind and drives premiums even higher for those who remain.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Humans who have prolonged close contact with sick or dead birds infected with HPAI are the most at risk of becoming infected.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Sick and tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick%20and%20tired. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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