bother
Example Sentences
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Straight away we’re suspicious that Carney and co-screenwriter Peter McDonald stashed this story in a drawer ages ago and didn’t bother to dust it off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Bergh told Wilson to not even bother to read the document.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
So it did not make sense at face value for him to bother converting.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Given the incredibly small odds any one ballot will make the difference, why does anybody bother?
From Slate • May 15, 2026
I didn’t even bother to pick up my half-mended petticoat from the floor.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing bother
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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