: filled with or characterized by boredom
a bored voice
She had never been more bored in her life than while waiting for her delayed flight.
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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The Entertainment System Is Down is a dark satire set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia, where the entertainment system fails, and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
That is to say, there are various reasons why parents shy away from their kids being bored.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Honeybee, bored or offended, walked away.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The viewer quickly gets bored before grabbing the remote.
—Hannah Miller, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
That is to say, there are various reasons why parents shy away from their kids being bored.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Honeybee, bored or offended, walked away.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The viewer quickly gets bored before grabbing the remote.
—Hannah Miller, Fortune, 11 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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