: filled with or characterized by boredom
had never been more bored in her life
a bored voice
Bobbi slouched back against the cushions doing her best impression of a bored teenager …—
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Examples of bored in a Sentence
I was completely bored during that speech
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Pets are locked for hours in cars, forced to lie under sidewalk tables while the owners chat endlessly on a cell phone, or led mindlessly through the concrete prison aisles of Home Depot, clearly frustrated and bored.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
At dowager Viscountess Violet Bridgerton’s birthday party, Colin and Penelope chat with Lady Danbury, who is bored this season.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
His wife [Dunst] who is bored grabs his phone, and tries to unlock it.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
Set in 1910 Germany, Louise Maske, a housewife bored of her bureaucrat husband and their conservative existence, attends a royal parade, where a wardrobe malfunction causes unexpected attention.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
At dowager Viscountess Violet Bridgerton’s birthday party, Colin and Penelope chat with Lady Danbury, who is bored this season.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
His wife [Dunst] who is bored grabs his phone, and tries to unlock it.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
Set in 1910 Germany, Louise Maske, a housewife bored of her bureaucrat husband and their conservative existence, attends a royal parade, where a wardrobe malfunction causes unexpected attention.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bored. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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