bother
Example Sentences
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And they might not bother to look back.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
She recalls a voter in West Bengal's Sundarbans telling her: "If we don't vote, no-one will even bother to remember that poor people exist."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
As a satire, it’s almost too implied — the filmmakers barely bother to develop their ideas, figuring correctly that people already agree the internet is, at best, a neutral-evil.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Instead of thinking, Why bother?, they think, This could be worth it.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
I don’t bother telling her that I’ve also been waiting for Dad to come to one of my events.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing bother
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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