bothering

Example Sentences

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There’s already evidence that more people with low scores aren’t even bothering to try to get financing because they’re expecting to be rejected.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

If there’s tension in your relationship over money, think about what’s bothering you and bring it up in a nonblaming way, she advises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Why are we bothering with any of this?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

"It feels like there is no-one on the other side even bothering to take a look at your experiences and credentials."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Unlike most Hararis, though, she was not a trainwreck who wasted all her energy trying to look normal and avoiding direct eye contact with the ghosts who liked bothering her in public.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny