weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He knew she would take it for what it was, an expression of weariness. From Wordnik.com. [Harvest] Reference
Their work was a perfect drudgery to them (v. 13): You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
"Europe today is showing signs of near-term weariness after the recent rally that has carried it from its first-half low on May 25," said. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Data Cap European Stocks] Reference
Whit we find in weariness is rest. From Wordnik.com. [Heraclitus] Reference
I, too, feel weariness, which is why I seek solace on this site. From Wordnik.com. [I Am A Tired American - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference
And through it all the weariness was asserting itself more and more. From Wordnik.com. [The Unexpected] Reference
"And to hear the word weariness pronounced in this connection surprises me. From Wordnik.com. [Within the Tides] Reference
The same goes for much of Tennessee, and Ford’s weariness is understandable. From Wordnik.com. [Ford’s Theater] Reference
His weariness was a genuine outcome of the influence of the time upon a character consumed by passion. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 3: Byron] Reference
We sleep because we are tired; but the weariness is a function of the bodily interest in rebuilding used-up tissue. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Science of Sociology] Reference
Perhaps the weariness is warranted. From Wordnik.com. [A decade of shocks and doubts] Reference
It's at this point that a kind of weariness begins to creep in. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Lurio: Notes on the Iran/Persia Conflict: A Travelogue -- Part Five] Reference
But the kind of weariness he depicts is the reverse of the kind that implies "give up.". From Wordnik.com. [Fragments From France] Reference
This isn't the result of "weariness" and there is no excuse for it (and it will never lead to peace). From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The less successful songs on Standards include "Monica," which prompts the same kind of weariness that that name does in today's culture. From Wordnik.com. [Aerosmith vs. Matthews: Jaded Geezers Rule!] Reference
'But the weariness is a joy, because I have worn myself out in his service.'". From Wordnik.com. [Heartfire]
The weariness which is felt by us in leaving pursuits to which we are attached. From Wordnik.com. [Pascal's Pensées] Reference
The incident brought a smile to Sam's lips followed by a kind of weariness of mind. From Wordnik.com. [Windy McPherson's Son] Reference
It was a tired face with the weariness which is of the mind rather than of the body. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Unaga] Reference
There I sat then going over these matters in my mind, in a kind of weariness and sickness of heart. From Wordnik.com. [Children of the Market Place] Reference
A victim of the disillusioned weariness which is the retribution meted out to intellectual audacity, the brilliant. From Wordnik.com. [Nostromo: a Tale of the Seaboard] Reference
The going out of self produces a kind of weariness; but when he has turned away from creatures this weariness passes off. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Blessed Henry Suso by Himself.] Reference
Some Japanese historians describe this event as an access of "weariness" on the shogun's part towards the duties of administration. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era] Reference
She could truly say with Queen Margaret of Navarre: "I have borne more than my share of the weariness which is the common lot of man.". From Wordnik.com. [The Court of the Empress Josephine] Reference
When already it was daylight, he went upstairs and lay down on the bed; he was weary, but not with the kind of weariness that brings sleep. From Wordnik.com. [A Life's Morning] Reference
Poll numbers show weariness with shock-jock politics. From Wordnik.com. [Something in (and on) the Air] Reference
The press must be willing to set aside its world-weariness and join the crusade. From Wordnik.com. [The Power To Change What's 'Cool'] Reference
What about the hard-livin 'rock lifestyle, the road weariness and all its effects?. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Get Her Wrong] Reference
As Phair talks, she is signing contracts with the weariness of an overextended CEO. From Wordnik.com. [Liz Phair Grows Up] Reference
Later, icing down after my fact-finding round, I wondered, was I alone in my weariness?. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: A Good Ride Spoiled] Reference
Somali war weariness and the U.S. decision to refocus on a political solution paved the way. From Wordnik.com. [At Least Someone Was Doing Something Right] Reference
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