bothersome
Example Sentences
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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
It comes out the other, draining the nasal passage of allergens and other bothersome contaminants.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
“We owe you that and more for solving our little hollowgast problem. Most bothersome, as I was saying.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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