: 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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Karl Bushby World Explorer At a certain point during his tenure in the British army, Bushby got bored.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In the Stranger Things classroom scene, Erica's classmates are too cool or too bored to care about wormholes.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Many of the commenters were tickled by the cat facing a life-and-death situation and coming away bored.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In the Stranger Things classroom scene, Erica's classmates are too cool or too bored to care about wormholes.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Many of the commenters were tickled by the cat facing a life-and-death situation and coming away bored.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
The story follows the handsome knight Edward Carnifex (Jonah Hauer-King), who quickly grows bored after marrying his longtime love, Eleanor (Kristine Froseth).
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 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 6 Jan. 2026.
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