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Meanings of bored in English

Tired of the world.

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Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.

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Examples for "world-weary"
Examples for "world-weary"
1
Still, their world-weary tales sometimes ring hollow coming from songwriters so young.
The Irish Times
2
The best player in the world sounded awfully world-weary the other day.
The Guardian
3
De Soto, world-weary and woe-stricken, died upon the banks of the river.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
4
I gazed at the duty guard with my world-weary fellow comrade sigh.
The Silver Pigs
5
No adult could ever possibly be as world-weary as an articulate teenager.
The Irish Times
Usage of bored in English
1
He was horribly bored with life in general, and me in particular.
The Lady of the Decoration
2
It says so right here.' Matron was growing bored with the business.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
He got bored easily and asked for new things all the time.
Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
4
Quite simply, people are bored of seemingly endless lockdowns, regulations and restrictions.
News.com.au
5
Which is just a nice way to say I get easily bored.
Wired
6
One detective sounded bored, the sound of flipping paper punctuating his words.
Shadowed summer
7
This week was not good and I was very bored and disappointed.
Radio NZ
8
The usual social interests of the girls of her age bored her.
The Girl and Her Religion
9
What if you're working from home - and are completely bored already?
Radio NZ
10
I was quickly becoming bored with the daily routine in New York.
Ebony
11
Why sometimes simply breathing bored me to the point of contemplating suicide.
Disciple of the dog
12
I'm not in the least bored; I find life only too interesting.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1
13
The posts had been in the ground some time, and were bored.
On Our Selection
14
A bored Kid Flash goes through ten different activities in ten seconds.
Wired
15
I am bored with life-youknow it; I find it a nuisance.
Prince Zilah — Volume 2
16
Tori, still unable to read very well, was beginning to get bored.
The blood that bonds
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