sick and tired

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Recent Examples of sick and tired 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 Many young people in Cuba are sick and tired of the dictatorship — even more sick and tired, possibly, than the old people are. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for sick and tired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick and tired
Adjective
  • Selections from the trio’s synth-heavy mid-Eighties years sound sturdier than ever within the grand sweep of Rush 50, defying the tired rock-purist take that the trio strayed too far during this period.
    Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Absorb punches until Trump tires himself out or, more likely, the American people get tired of all the chaos and disruption.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The standard heartwarming and humorous animal story unfolds as the penguin — eventually named Juan Salvador — forces Tom out of his grumpy, bored existence.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Though structure has its place, allowing your kids to be bored and to take ownership of their time from an early age is one of the best ways to foster independence and creativity.
    Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The American people, by and large, many of them are fed up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • California Democrats face voter fury over Trump and Elon Musk In California’s deep-blue districts, town hall meetings have become venting sessions for voters fed up with Trump, Musk and the weakness of the Democratic Party.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For the past week and a half, the phone has been ringing off the hook at SeaWorld’s rescue program as an algae bloom in coastal waters has caused a surge of sick marine mammals and birds.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This has not been a good week for United, which was also accused of trying to shut off the ventilator of a sick one-year-old child.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

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