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

She wondered irritably what was making the noise, and why it was bothering her.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo