: 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 …Ingrid Law

Examples of bored in a Sentence

I was completely bored during that speech
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Sometimes a friend will read a draft of mine and come away feeling irritated by my narrator, or, even worse, bored. Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Three dads, Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum, are credited with creating the game when their kids grew bored with their usual summertime activities. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025 Cats are moody creatures that can get bored easily from the same old, same old. Christine Persaud, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 Also, Ka-young is bored and curious to see what Iblis will do. Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bored

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bored was in 1823

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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bored. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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