bored

Example Sentences

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“Anecdotally, people are kind of bored by the clean, no-frills makeup look” and are into more creative, bolder looks as a means of self-expression, she said.

From MarketWatch

The man set to become one of the world’s youngest artificial intelligence billionaires started his entrepreneurial journey as a bored preteen living in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

In the middle of the night, if he woke up and was bored, he kicked his blanket off, lifted his legs in the air, pointed with his finger, and said softly, "Knee, knee, knee."

From Literature

Half the time he was bored and checked out.

From Literature

In the end, one man’s bored, irritated gesture led to the total transformation of an entire neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal