bothered
Example Sentences
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"It's been an irritant... that has kind of really bothered the United States," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If she’d have gone to Lowe’s or Home Depot, it wouldn’t bother me. But you’re opening a school? That bothered me.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
"You could see he wasn't bothered about the stoppage, he just needed those priceless rounds. But this fight against Wach is one he will not lose under any circumstances. It's ceremonial."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It bothered Lacy, a serious artist who wrote with Kendrick Lamar and earned a Grammy nomination as a teenager in the R&B collective The Internet, suddenly thrust into living meme territory with “Bad Habit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Over the coming days we would learn that the sounds from the nearby shipyard bothered him.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
