: 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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I was completely bored during that speech
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Recited their Social Security number to bored voices.
—David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Stein described the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act before a classroom of bored students.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The trick, according to the researchers, is to find that cognitive Goldilocks zone, the sweet spot between overwhelmed and bored.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Looking bored, the now white haired and once entourage leading defendant had a staffer help him with the position of the monitor in front of him.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Stein described the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act before a classroom of bored students.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The trick, according to the researchers, is to find that cognitive Goldilocks zone, the sweet spot between overwhelmed and bored.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Looking bored, the now white haired and once entourage leading defendant had a staffer help him with the position of the monitor in front of him.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bored
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bored. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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