bore

Example Sentences

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When there was Covid and there were no fans in the stadium, it was pretty boring.

From BBC

Since the 2000s, there have been multiple attempts to create an Asian version of the iconic contest, but none of those previous efforts bore fruit.

From BBC

It wasn’t fair that my formerly-fun-but-now-boring cousin would turn beach time into boring time.

From Literature

My stomach twists when she says that, and her wide, almond-shaped, coffee-brown eyes, framed by her perfectly plucked eyebrows, bore into mine.

From Literature

“I’m just not so sure anymore. She could be bored in Peace. Or exhausted in Progress. Overwhelmed in Pleasure!”

From Literature