bothersome

Example Sentences

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And the lone reinforcement the front office acquired at what now feels like a regrettably quiet trade deadline, Brock Stewart, is uncertain to return from a bothersome shoulder problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Part of the British Pest Control Association, John is well-versed in the problems wasps can cause gate-crashing picnics or beer gardens on a summer's day, and building bothersome nests.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

To say that all the above information is upsetting for job seekers would be akin to saying that the meteor from 66 million years ago was bothersome for the dinosaurs.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2024

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

From BBC • May 30, 2024

As far as he was concerned, Mama’s distress was bothersome.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis