bothered

Example Sentences

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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

WSJ: How do you design a marketing strategy for a globally known brand that hasn’t really bothered to do much advertising?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

All the money without the unsolicited advice that bothered Kennedy—the perfect shareholder.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The show was entertaining, but it really bothered him and he didn’t think it was fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I ask for Henek, but the guard isn’t much bothered whether I talk to the prisoners or not.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron