weary of
phrasal verb
wearied of; wearying of; wearies of
: to become bored by (something) : to stop being interested in (something)
He quickly wearied of answering their questions.
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At the same time, the village was growing weary of the international spotlight.
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Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The stability and opportunity that have transformed the 9-to-5 grind into the quintessential American Dream appear to be ever elusive, and job seekers are growing weary of searching for it.
—John Waldmann, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Others opined that America has generally become weary of Swift’s omnipresence across all media.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump lost in 2020 because voters, weary of a political diet consisting of huge dollops of turmoil smothered in a gravy of malice, thought Joe Biden promised tranquility.
—George Will, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
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Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The stability and opportunity that have transformed the 9-to-5 grind into the quintessential American Dream appear to be ever elusive, and job seekers are growing weary of searching for it.
—John Waldmann, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Others opined that America has generally become weary of Swift’s omnipresence across all media.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump lost in 2020 because voters, weary of a political diet consisting of huge dollops of turmoil smothered in a gravy of malice, thought Joe Biden promised tranquility.
—George Will, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weary of
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“Weary of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weary%20of. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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