Used in a Sentence

tired

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tired.

Editorial note

At least you won't get even close to as tired as you would were you using a mouse.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In need of some rest or sleep.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tired gathered in one view.

adjective

In need of some rest or sleep.

adjective

Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

adjective

Old and worn.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tired.

Example sentences

1

At least you won't get even close to as tired as you would were you using a mouse.

2

It was the time were people still wanted to use social media but grew tired of facebook.

3

In fact, I am tired of people pushing their political agenda under the disguise of technical argument.

4

If you have a roommate that loves throwing parties, and everyone else is maybe super tired from working, you're gonna have a bad time.

5

I'm really tired of seeing poorly thought out rants from techno-prophets predicting unbounded exponential growth when economic growth is stagnating globally.

6

I'm tired of waiting 10 years to actually use the technology that we have /today/.

7

Mainly because the other shameful life-livers would get tired of them.

8

I took my linkedin profile down b/c I was tired of dealing with recruiters.

9

I hope this situation changes in 2016 because I'm tired of adding distilled water.

10

I guess I'm tired of seeing people blindly giving all of their power away to the many greedy organizations that call themselves unions.

11

I am sure the social media trend numbers looked great on paper, but they severely underestimated how tired people would get with it.

12

I see one TV show a week with my wife, I'm tired, the laundry piles up and the living space is a lot dirtier.

Quote examples

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Do you want to sell?" Oh yea, if you have any old watches--I buy those too?" Years ago I got tired of trying to explain aesthetics, or the beauty of a well designed mechanical object.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tired in a sentence?

At least you won't get even close to as tired as you would were you using a mouse.

What does tired mean?

In need of some rest or sleep.

What part of speech is tired?

tired is commonly used as adjective.