: filled with or characterized by boredom
a bored voice
She had never been more bored in her life than while waiting for her delayed flight.
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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Readers might have grown bored of me saying Joao Neves’ aerial anticipation and ball-winning bear an eerie similarity to peak-level N’Golo Kante, but the 21-year-old is a footballing genius.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The film is a social satire set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Rather than rush to retirement too early and end up going back to work later in life, consider the following ways to improve how to feel less bored and more engaged at work to get you across the finish line.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
However, when Claire grows bored with an effectively immortal life and chooses to die, her husband Diego (Gael García Bernal), 180-year-old daughter Martha (Noomi Rapace), and android personal assistant Sarah (Beanie Feldstein) react in various ways, ranging from supportive to angry.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The film is a social satire set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Rather than rush to retirement too early and end up going back to work later in life, consider the following ways to improve how to feel less bored and more engaged at work to get you across the finish line.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
However, when Claire grows bored with an effectively immortal life and chooses to die, her husband Diego (Gael García Bernal), 180-year-old daughter Martha (Noomi Rapace), and android personal assistant Sarah (Beanie Feldstein) react in various ways, ranging from supportive to angry.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
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 4 Jun. 2026.
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