boredom
Example Sentences
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Ms. Arquette does a wobbly Irish accent for some reason, possibly sheer boredom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The result was Pinkerton, a gnarly, bruised album that tapped into Cuomo's loneliness, boredom and anger.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Many people order due to “stress, boredom or fatigue,” he said, but generally, delivery should be considered a treat.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
There was nothing to do but make the best of it—and pray they didn’t die of sheer boredom.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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