bother
Example Sentences
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And if they don’t know how that happens, why bother investigating the reason?
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
Nvidia didn’t even need to bother with a roadshow.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
He said it doesn't bother him that a multinational company is behind it rather than a local independent business owner.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Thursday, he didn’t bother checking the final score of the New York Knicks’ game the night before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The bus driver was a small shrew who didn’t bother much with discipline, as he was too busy trying to see far enough over the steering wheel to drive without killing anything.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing bother
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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