bothering

Example Sentences

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Is the price too high or is something else bothering them?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Why are we bothering with any of this?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

We’re kind of a ridiculous country in that we’re obsessed with what other Americans believe but aren’t covering the other Americans or bothering to know them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Hamilton has since claimed his remarks were taken out of context, and said he meant that Reedy was merely bothering young officers at the scene, not abusing kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

I buttoned my sweater all wrong in my haste and stuffed my feet into my shoes without bothering to tie them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom