bothered

Example Sentences

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Remember, the most crucial element of a “soft” off day is that your manager doesn’t know you’re taking one — or at least isn’t bothered by it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Steve Caputo, a Trump supporter visiting from New Jersey for the first time in decades, said he’d expected the renovation to be done by now but wasn’t bothered by the mess.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

The event "was so low-profile that neither the Denver Post nor Rocky Mountain News even bothered to send a reporter," noted Brian Trembath in a Denver Public Library blog.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

We've chosen Hampstead Heath because it's one of Rodrigo's favourite places in London – an open space where she can generally walk around without being bothered.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It smelled like Fireballs—another candy Fred and I never bothered with.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen