: 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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Motivation and academic engagement are important factors in college mental health, because bored and intrinsically unmotivated students usually struggle with other concerns.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Tottenham fans could be forgiven for growing bored of Cristian Romero transfer speculation.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Historians speculate that the first golfer was likely a shepherd who grew bored with his work one day, swung his crook and made contact with a rock that went flying.
—Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Tottenham fans could be forgiven for growing bored of Cristian Romero transfer speculation.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 July 2025
Historians speculate that the first golfer was likely a shepherd who grew bored with his work one day, swung his crook and made contact with a rock that went flying.
—Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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