bothersome

Example Sentences

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Not a day goes by that I don’t read a headline that trumpets the shortage of estrogen patches, which are used to treat the bothersome symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Still, it’s bothersome that a world-famous abuser was among the cohort who’ve been misreading and misrepresenting Nabokov’s “love affair with the English language” since its release.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

In the meantime, Kershaw has no choice but to wait for his toe to feel better — hopeful that his latest bothersome body part doesn’t sideline him for a postseason push.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

What does that say about pop culture that that is so bothersome to you?

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Sometimes he got a piece of them, but most of the time they just sidestepped him like toreadors or pushed him away as though he was a bothersome younger cousin.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger