bothered

Example Sentences

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Farage also said he wished the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of the authority because of its financial problems.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In 2017, one executive wondered why United bothered serving food at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Not that my throat really bothered me initially.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

All the money without the unsolicited advice that bothered Kennedy—the perfect shareholder.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

She wore a basket on her head when the sun bothered her.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer