botheration

Example Sentences

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But he never wants to stop taking the mic, at the Comedy Store or across the country, and churning his botheration into laughs.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2019

With his simplicity and shrewdness and "gesture of botheration," he is a unique and lovable literary creation.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Don’t ever do that to me again! That’s about all the botheration a body can stand for one day!”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Troth! an' it's myself 'd stop yer botheration.

From The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Templeton, Timothy

On Monday, at dinner, he broke out peevishly with "Ter'ble botheration, Nancy—I must be going to Port St. Mary about that thundering demonstration."

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir