bothersome

Example Sentences

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Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Still, it’s bothersome that a world-famous abuser was among the cohort who’ve been misreading and misrepresenting Nabokov’s “love affair with the English language” since its release.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

What does that say about pop culture that that is so bothersome to you?

From BBC • May 30, 2024

It comes out the other, draining the nasal passage of allergens and other bothersome contaminants.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

They enter complaining of the cold that has persisted this far into spring, of the stinging, bothersome wind that tosses the treetops outside.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri