bothering

Example Sentences

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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

Instead of bothering much about dialogue, “Fuze” is a blueprint of how stress and deference exert themselves upon a workplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Why are we bothering with any of this?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

It'll be interesting to see whether this is actually enforced as we struggle to imagine Meryl Streep bothering with that level of admin.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

“I’m sorry, but that job has been taken,” Maya-Jade said, not even bothering to hide her glee.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman