How to Use sick and tired in a Sentence
sick and tired
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The black and poor there were sick and tired of being over-policed.
— Sara Sidner, CNN, 14 June 2020 -
The American voters are sick and tired of the Jordan’s and Pelosi’s of the world...
— Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 27 July 2018 -
Matt Judon sounded sick and tired of talking about Brady.
— BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021 -
By the time May 2014 rolled around, Bradon's mom's car was on its last legs, and Bradon was sick and tired of worrying.
— Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2018 -
There are some elements of the Michigan fan base that are sick and tired of hearing about Harbaugh for the 352 non-game days of the year.
— Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2017 -
Other ideas came about because one person saw a need, was sick and tired, and wanted to make a change.
— jsonline.com, 25 June 2020 -
The American people are sick and tired of barrel burns.
— Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2020 -
The in-office people, sick and tired of Zoom calls, won’t be too enthused to lose the momentum and try to find the others who should be on the call.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 25 May 2021 -
The President seemed genuinely sick and tired of the endless pleas for just a little more time.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Charile Mae Holcomb is sick and tired of seeing sewage in her backyard.
— Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 -
Growing sick and tired — as my mom and grandmom would say — of the bulls--- and giving false equivalence to the bigotry, lies and hatred.
— Washington Post, 15 June 2021 -
Utica is sick and tired of acquiescing to the needs of the other queens at the expense of her performance.
— Paul McCallion, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021 -
People are so sick and tired of how much cable companies have been charging for pay TV all these years.
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 8 Oct. 2021 -
The pandemic played an outsized role, as did school closings, and people just being sick and tired of the virus and blaming Joe Biden for it.
— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2021 -
At the same time, animals are also rising up and are getting sick and tired of humans going against them.
— Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 19 June 2019 -
This is the same political BS people are sick and tired of and to say it’s a dark day for WI is simply an understatement.
— Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2019 -
After four years of Donald Trump as president, many Americans were sick and tired.
— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2021 -
If taken at face value, some members are sick and tired of working and don’t have any interest in finding a new job anytime soon.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 -
And this time around, two years deep into an ongoing pandemic, Dr. Fauci is sick and tired of relaying the same message.
— Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2022 -
Protests from the business lobby will likely be the least of it, and Trump cultists may be joined by some Democrats who are understandably sick and tired of a pandemic that’s entered its second year.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Let your carrier handle it Wireless carriers are sick and tired of robocalls, too.
— Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2018 -
Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson is sick and tired of seeing the blatant cheating.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2021 -
People are sick and tired of working in dead-end jobs, suffering with too-demanding bosses, low wages and shabby treatment.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021 -
Many of us have grown tired of being sick and tired of how we are presented in Hollywood movies because the depictions often give the impression that Africans are backward.
— Chika Oduah, The Root, 20 Feb. 2018 -
For counterinsurgents as for insurgents, the cooperation of the people was everything, and there, the people were sick and tired of both.
— Wesley Morgan, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2021 -
The reason for the rosy outlook: US consumers are growing sick and tired (and maybe even growing somewhat comfortable) with the ongoing pandemic.
— Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 -
Front-line restaurant, bar, hotel and service industry workers are sick and tired of being overworked and underpaid.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 -
Aoife, a mom from Australia, was sick and tired of waiting until the very last minute every year to purchase Christmas decorations and presents for her family, according to the Daily Mirror.
— Katina Beniaris, Country Living, 2 Aug. 2017 -
This column is a public-service announcement to all of you college football fans who are sick and tired of seeing the Southeastern Conference dominate your sport.
— Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Jan. 2022 -
People are so sick and tired of how much cable companies have been charging for pay TV all these years, especially when a huge chunk of that monthly expense shouldn’t be your responsibility in the first place.
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 15 June 2021
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