had bothered
- past perfect of bother.
Example Sentences
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I might have leaned in already on Ancora’s side if, after soliciting my interest, it had bothered to answer my outreach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The Goodwins wondered if the medical examiner had bothered to watch the police videos.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
"Nobody had bothered to talk to them. I felt tremendous shame about that."
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
Backstrom, Washington’s career leader in assists, had hip resurfacing surgery in the summer of 2022 to address a chronic injury that had bothered him for years.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Since he’d been spotted in the dump six years ago, no one had bothered him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
