bother
Example Sentences
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His association normally sends a group of fans to the World Cup but decided not to bother even trying to go to the US because of the regulations.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
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
Twenty years ago, founders proudly eschewed fashion and decorum, too busy writing code and devising a new world order to bother with pleasantries, like basic manners and French cuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
So it did not make sense at face value for him to bother converting.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“And I’m never going to bother him again!”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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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