bother
Example Sentences
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And we have trained ourselves to not let that noise bother us.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Given the incredibly small odds any one ballot will make the difference, why does anybody bother?
From Slate • May 15, 2026
A lot of employers don’t bother to ask about grades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"Walking downhill, whenever your foot slides into the very end of your shoe is when it maybe gives me a bit of bother but it's totally fine. A mountain out of a molehill."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
I try to ignore the look of disapproval on Nate’s face, pretend it doesn’t bother me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing bother
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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