bothered

Example Sentences

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Failing to earn the degree bothered her, and King would correct anyone who said she had graduated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They just don't seem too bothered about what is going on.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Kelly could no longer rely on the steady viewership of a TV channel, with those perma-couch news addicts who couldn’t be bothered to change the channel when the program that preceded hers ended.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Leticia Velasquez, a devout Catholic, registered Republican and three-time Trump voter, said Trump’s profanity-laced post threatening Iran on Easter Sunday bothered her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

His mother couldn’t be bothered; talking about relationships sometimes set her off.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny