Examples of bothersome in a Sentence
a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can
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Unpleasant things become less bothersome, and fun activities get less fun.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Report bothersome side effects from medications and new symptoms that may arise.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
The lesson here is that, in most marriages, one partner’s habits and coping mechanisms may be annoying or bothersome to the other, but ultimately harmless to them both in the long run.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
These color changes are especially noticeable in darker skin tones and can sometimes be more bothersome than the eczema itself.9
Hyperpigmentation occurs when inflammation triggers the skin to produce more melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color.
—Health, 11 May 2025
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Report bothersome side effects from medications and new symptoms that may arise.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
The lesson here is that, in most marriages, one partner’s habits and coping mechanisms may be annoying or bothersome to the other, but ultimately harmless to them both in the long run.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
These color changes are especially noticeable in darker skin tones and can sometimes be more bothersome than the eczema itself.9
Hyperpigmentation occurs when inflammation triggers the skin to produce more melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color.
—Health, 11 May 2025
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“Bothersome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bothersome. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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bothersome
adjective
both·er·some
ˈbät͟h-ər-səm 
: causing bother
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