have been bothering
- present perfect progressive of bother.
Example Sentences
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During each visit with her client, Fair tries to help her check something off a list of things that have been bothering her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
“It’s true that the last couple of days the foot have been bothering me a little bit more.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Lace wings have been bothering rhododendrons for a long time, but in the past, they were a fairly easy pest to deal with.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Tulowitzki has the bone spurs for at least three years, but they have been bothering him during his recovery from surgery to repair the ligament damage suffered when he stepped on C.J.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
“The ‘mystery’ of Seabiscuit,” wrote David Alexander, “seems to have been bothering a lot of the boys here to the point of a nervous breakdown.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
