bother
Example Sentences
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She said it was "so lovely that anybody would bother to come up and chew the cud with you for a while"
From BBC
England got a send-off all right, resounding boos greeting the final whistle before the players went around applauding thousands of empty red seats and the few fans who had bothered to stay.
From BBC
But on he drove, ignoring or not bothering to worry about the looks she threw at him filled with confusion and curiosity.
From Literature
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I don’t bother telling her that I’ve also been waiting for Dad to come to one of my events.
From Literature
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I will not lie to you and say it did not bother Clare, being called a monster.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.