was bothering
- past progressive of bother.
Example Sentences
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“I tried to engage with the sommelier, and it was like I was bothering him,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Whatever was bothering Djokovic appeared to have little impact on his play.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
She said her left knee was bothering her from long days emptying the food carts that flight attendants push through the aisles of jets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
She took to X to reveal that the video of Combs was "bothering me so much."
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
For a long time now I didn’t know why I was bothering to do any schoolwork.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
