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Example sentences for "wearily"

Lexicographically close words:
wearier; wearies; weariest; wearieth; weariful; wearin; weariness; wearinesse; wearing; wearisome
  1. She seated herself in the chair he had occupied, and her hands dropped wearily to her side.

  2. From the moment Marion awoke in the morning until she sank wearily into her bed at night, her time, her thought, her heart, her soul almost, was claimed by some one else.

  3. Mavis followed the landlady into a faded and formal little sitting-room, where the latter sat wearily in a chair, still clasping her jug.

  4. As the miles were wearily surmounted and the dwelling of the loved one came ever nearer, Mavis's heart beat fast with excitement.

  5. She became wearily conscious of the immediate present.

  6. Mavis sank wearily in the first empty chair.

  7. The third-class passengers, whose minor importance in the scheme of things did not warrant such displays of self-importance, made meekly and wearily for the exits.

  8. Mr. Brimsdown closed the door behind her, and wearily sat down.

  9. Yes," he answered, sinking down wearily in the chair, "I am nearly dying of hunger.

  10. When she moved away from him he tossed wearily from side to side, groping restlessly with his thin fingers.

  11. She noticed for the first time how sunken and sallow it was, and how dimly and wearily his eyes looked out from under their shaggy eyebrows.

  12. Davies wearily thanked him, but waved the proffered refreshment aside.

  13. She was in the shadow, looking at him with tenderness, smiling wearily at the eager quivering of his chin, and rocking gently back and forth.

  14. She turned away wearily and thrust her hands through her hair.

  15. The Count wearily shrugged his shoulders while the Poet, with saturnine face, seemed to enjoy the situation.

  16. On the threshold he turned and passed a hand wearily over his brow.

  17. While trudging wearily back to the town, some miles distant, to find some supper and a bed, I had the opportunity to reflect seriously in my own mind over the work that I had undertaken.

  18. Knowing that I dare not approach from the road, I crawled wearily over the fence, and rather reluctantly began my old tactics of flanking the place and advancing in the rear of it.

  19. From out the blaze of splendour flaming round the throne came again that calm and scornful voice, wearily enunciating the usual formula, "Produce your witnesses.

  20. But what use will my queen make of a toy that has often cumbered my hand more wearily than ever did bridle, spear, or shield?

  21. Wearily and slowly the chief captain paced back towards his home, the good horse under him partaking, as it seemed, in his rider's discomfiture.

  22. So the time dragged wearily on, the faint streak of light that stole into his dungeon affording the prisoner no means of calculating the days as they passed by.

  23. But her black eyes, as she helped herself wearily to some very cold tea, took note of her mother's attitude.

  24. Her slight figure sagged wearily against the back of her chair.

  25. Thank you, Tallie," Madame von Marwitz said, wearily but kindly, when the stockings were changed.

  26. Upstairs, Keith, wearily indifferent as to everything that was taking place about him, lay motionless as usual, his face turned toward the wall.

  27. Mrs. Colebrook, dropping herself wearily into a chair facing her brother.

  28. Keith had fallen wearily back in his chair, his strength spent.

  29. But they kept toiling wearily onward on their tired feet, that seemed to them as if they were of lead.

  30. Wearily Vane swung; the shortstop raced out to get in line for a possible hit through the wide space to his right, and the second baseman got on his toes as both base runners started.

  31. Tom rose to his feet, wearily and painfully, and slowly moved away: a snail in its last minutes of life could scarcely have moved more slowly, if it had moved at all.

  32. Danny kicked off the slop-pail, and invited Cohen to stand up to him; but when he did get on his feet, he ran to the door and reached the stairs just as Mrs. Gonner was wearily ascending to find out what was happening.

  33. Wearily the sentry moves Muttering the one word: "Peace.

  34. He rose wearily and accompanied Ben up the path.

  35. I closed the door wearily on the woman and went to bed, for it was too late to see Sar'-Ann that night.

  36. He sank wearily on the bunk against the wall.

  37. When at last she rose wearily to her feet, Hunterleys was passing through the hall of the hotel, on his way out.

  38. She rose wearily to her feet and he felt a sudden compassion for her.

  39. He paused, his tired eyes for the moment resting wearily on the scene.

  40. Her pretty face was warm and rosy, her strong arms were bare to the shoulder, her full, deep breast was heaving wearily beneath the loose blue-and-white figured calico.

  41. Wearily we seated ourselves at one of the little tables and watched the party swelling.

  42. In the meantime I was wearily serving my sentence in London.

  43. I lit a cigar, settled wearily into my chair and told him not to hurry himself.

  44. Wearily the hours dragged away, the boys getting cramped and weary in the tree, and the besiegers showing no sign of abatement in their interest.

  45. Hour after hour passed and found him still paddling wearily onward, every muscle and nerve in his body aching with fatigue.

  46. Haul both boats in and make them fast," Charley ordered as he wearily paddled in.

  47. Wearily he went round the table, placing the plates and spoons.

  48. To make things worse, the winter was now upon us, and we had to tramp along wearily in the blinding rain and slush.

  49. He rested his head wearily upon his hand.

  50. Your heart is desolate, your soul flutters wearily upon the ground.

  51. She made no resistance, but threw her arms around his neck; her head sank wearily upon his shoulder, and joy and sorrow, deadly horror and sweet content, began to mingle strangely.


  52. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wearily" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.