boredom
Example Sentences
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Ms. Arquette does a wobbly Irish accent for some reason, possibly sheer boredom.
Phones and tablets have provided people of all ages with an ever-present source of entertainment, but Jane says that both adults and children could benefit from embracing boredom a bit more.
From BBC
But its humor is rooted in that hazy 1970s sense of drift, when boredom and isolation start to blur together and nothing feels especially urgent, even when it probably should.
From Los Angeles Times
Then a prison boredom—which I soon learned to fear above all else— settled over the cell.
From Literature
To alleviate the boredom we give the dogs large beef bones to chew and play with.
From Literature
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