bored
Example Sentences
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"I was bored sometimes, and that's okay," West recalled one recent evening at a city community garden where detox participants met to share their struggles and joys of disconnecting.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Some—like the Shakespeare-reading New Hampshire farmer John Ordway and the Kentucky woodsmen Joseph and Reuben Field—were poor and bored and ready for adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I’m pleasantly surprised by what I’m listening to instead of frustrated and bored.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
He would take members’ wives antique shopping or sit through movies with the children of members who were bored at the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
But then Lulu got bored and went outside and I went with her, and pretty soon I heard “IDA B. APPLEWOOD!” down by the brook.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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