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Example sentences for "grew weary"

  • I designed, after my first voyage, to spend the rest of my days at Bagdad, as I had the honour to tell you yesterday; but it was not long ere I grew weary of an indolent life.

  • But having been all my lifetime used to enjoy my liberty, I grew weary of being confined to the caliph's palace; yet I said nothing to my wife on the subject, for fear of displeasing her.

  • The sultan, impatient to know who I was, grew weary of waiting the return of his officers, and drew near to me.

  • I grew weary of staying for him, and having prayed his ministers to make my apology to him at his return, I left his palace, and set towards my father's court, from which I had never been so long absent before.

  • I intended, after my first voyage, to spend the rest of my days at Bagdad, as I had the honour to tell you yesterday; but it was not long ere I grew weary of a quiet life.

  • Yet, my task accomplished, of it all I grew weary, as men will surely do of the heavens that they preach, should they chance to find them.

  • It is true, for I grew weary of my idleness as a petty chief.

  • Till I grew weary: when I chose a seat Upon an oak tree, which had been laid low By some wind storm, or by some lightning stroke.

  • Many a time When there was some steep mountain side to climb, And I grew weary, he would say, "Maurine, Come rest you here.

  • But in time I grew weary of being hated for that which produced no advantage, gave my shells to children that wanted play-things, and suppressed the art of drying butterflies, because I would not tempt idleness and cruelty to kill them.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    editiones principes; experimental inquiry; geographical races; grew angry; grew dark; grew more; grew more and more; grew older; grew pale; grew weary; light troops; lofty mountain; money were; moral courage; native place; rial roots; she hath; small dose; small fragments; special jury; then turned; thin batter; unlawful cohabitation; unusually large; will inform; wish you were here