bother
verb (used with object)
to annoy; give trouble to; pester.
bothered
Example Sentences
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But though I often wanted a Shostakovich-like register of horror and farce, I was more bothered by something the opera never clarifies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Because I was with Ringo they didn't come out with it. They could have, it wouldn't have bothered me."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
A T. rex would not have bothered, as we would have been too small.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
“The way I look, the way I speak, the way I dress, the way I move, the way I sing, the way I write. And at first, it bothered me. I won’t even lie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
That was the reason the casino bothered to list the wheel’s most recent spins: to help gamblers to delude themselves.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
