bothering

Example Sentences

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They’re watching a movie with 4,000 people, and nobody’s bothering them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

There’s already evidence that more people with low scores aren’t even bothering to try to get financing because they’re expecting to be rejected.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

If your child makes noise, you are not bothering us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Why are we bothering with any of this?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

He thinks the “situation” is really bothering me, and it is, I guess, but it’s not like she’s really sick, even though that’s how Dad keeps referring to her.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller