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

His rheumatism must have been bothering him because he was slightly hunched over and was keeping an eye on Mr. van Daan with an agonized expression on his face.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank