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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If your garden consists entirely of fruit trees, however, then chickens could roam free and forage for the larvae of those bothersome fig beetles, which have become an increasingly annoying pest in recent years.
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Talk with your healthcare provider if this is bothersome for you.
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These medications come in the form of pills or nasal sprays and help tamp down on your body’s allergic response, which can help dry up the snot and ease other bothersome symptoms.
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Let a medical professional know if your baby’s acne seems painful or bothersome to them.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Talk with your healthcare provider if this is bothersome for you.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 20 Mar. 2025
These medications come in the form of pills or nasal sprays and help tamp down on your body’s allergic response, which can help dry up the snot and ease other bothersome symptoms.
—Katie Bowles, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Let a medical professional know if your baby’s acne seems painful or bothersome to them.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bothersome
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“Bothersome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bothersome. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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bothersome
adjective
both·er·some
ˈbät͟h-ər-səm 
: causing bother
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