boredom
Example Sentences
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Pinball, for the author, was a way of “killing time,” an antidote to boredom as interminable afterschool afternoons stretched out before him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
With precision and care, the author elegantly chronicles his own shame, envy, boredom, regret and despair, illuminating his experiences with insights from philosophy, psychology, ethnography and history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The singer originally documented his experience in hospital with heart problems on Instagram due to "boredom", he said.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
He hopes “A World Appears” encourages others to do the same: to observe what’s going on inside of them a little more, and when boredom, inevitably, creeps in to, perhaps, do nothing about it all.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
By the time the bell rang, the class had returned to the normal state of boredom and disinterest.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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