bothering

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes it’s like, ‘You guys are bothering us with this?’” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Why are we bothering with any of this?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Hamilton has since claimed his remarks were taken out of context, and said he meant that Reedy was merely bothering young officers at the scene, not abusing kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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

“Is Tobias still bothering you?” he asks after a long chug.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh