bored

adjective

ˈbȯrd

Synonyms of bored next

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web If large -dollar donors and bored media can force out an incumbent president, no election or party is safe from this becoming the new normal. —

Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 Shanahan got so bored early he got caught looking at his tablet on a play down the sideline and the 49ers were flagged for being off the sideline on a 63-yard kickoff return by Kearis Jackson. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024 Harvey, Barbara, and her father, Commissioner Jim Gordon (Eric Morgan Stuart) are present and bored, but Bruce, arriving via speedboat, is fixing to make things interesting. —

Hayden Mears, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2024 Your child may complain of being bored or say school is too easy. —

Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bored

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