| 单词 | bored |
| 例句 | These monkeys were creative little boogers, she thought, and they were bored. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come any time,” said Marian, “if you are feeling bored. You only have to follow the glades. And you, Wart, be careful of that collar-bone for a few days.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected to be bored, but I watched the game intently as Conner, Teddy, and Doug maneuvered all over the court, making shot after shot. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The bored looking woman marked my name and I drew a tile out of the black velvet bag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The a-helix, even if correct, had not provided any biological insights; he seemed bored speaking about it. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They could have Cordelia and me in here, in our bat-wing sleeves and cinch belts, stuffed and mounted or made of wax, drinking our milkshakes, looking as bored as we could. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Once he got bored of that he’d slump down, his back against the hull, and stare at me as I paddled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But after a while, I’d get bored and wander to the back of the prayer hall and run around with the other kids while different ladies took turns hushing us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That summer he was twenty-one and he was bored in the country. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I doubt that she ever was bored,” one friend marveled, “she had such interest in everyone and the world about her.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The audience in the Capitol will be getting bored, claiming that these Games are verging on dullness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I don’t know enough about cattle to tell you if he was bored or miserable. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He removed the spark plugs and scraped the points and bored the carbon out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” said a bored voice from inside a hard plastic carrier sitting on the floor between Jenny’s and Abby’s seats. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If he could just get safely home, he’d never complain about being bored again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Rabbit, do you know what we bored into today? A meteorite.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing to see. They will be bored.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It sounded exciting, but right now, in the first part of the story—the suffering part—Tendai thought he would rather be home and bored. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He seems bored with his friends and with us, too. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Eventually the exercise and the monotony restored their good humour and they began to get bored. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At a tortilla factory, where my job would be to load dough balls onto a conveyor belt, the “interview” is completed by a bored secretary without so much as a “Hi, how are you?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Kermit was bored from being in bed all day, so the minute I got home from school, he started hollering for me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have been bored, but Bera-Bera talked to me all the time. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Her bored expression suggested the questionable value of my mental real estate. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Minho sighed as if bored, then muttered, almost to himself, “Why do you shanks always come in here asking stupid questions? It’s really annoying.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z On the left side of the East Door, deep holes several inches in diameter and spaced a foot apart were bored into the rock, beginning near the ground and continuing all the way up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He looked rather bored as he put a tin soldier on a tiny horse. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sure, I get picked on—mostly when Mike, Eddie, and Snap are bored. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z This is a game we play when we are tense and bored. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Dionysus looked bored, twirling a grape vine between his fingers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Plus, the audience will start to get bored, just as the Gamemakers did. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Next he bored holes at the edge of the box opening. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Yet they knew that all the hills and rocks about the Morannon were filled with hidden foes, and the shadowy defile beyond was bored and tunnelled by teeming broods of evil things. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe how bored I was at the moment. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And so it was home to one runway and about five hundred bored American servicemen, mostly marines. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z When Rariden had taken my previous statement, he had seemed bored and weary. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Alternately bored and frightened at home, the playground was his joy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will stay out of sight until evening. You may play with Pasha’s Favorite if you’re bored.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally they grew bored and left him alone, locked in the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They'd get bored as hell doing that after a while, and then I'd be through with having conversations for the rest of my life. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Another stick of pigeon that Nailer offered around to the group, a pack of hand-rolled cigarettes, a bottle of cheap liquor from Jim Thompson’s still, a thick silver earring, wide bored. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She’s not getting driven by her mom to special classes, and there aren’t books lying around her house that she can read if she gets bored. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Blatch said, “The suffrage movement...bored its adherents and repelled its opponents.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her eyes bored into his, daring him to keep looking. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Bobby begrudgingly met the weight lifters and Olympians he was introduced to, but he seemed bored by it all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “What?” she said, looking up at the young man, his hair disheveled and in his eyes, his skin tan and his expression bored. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I know this all probably sounds kinda weird, maybe even creepy, but it's something to do when you're bored. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then she said something to the friend sitting on the other side of her and they both turned to give us the once-over with bored, heavy-lidded eyes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Reyna’s eyes bored into him—like the eyes of a hungry wolf. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They came to our house when they were hungry and left when they were bored. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These remarks were lost to the class because the girls, bored with the scuffle discussion, were waving their clippings from the Cucaracha Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z In a discipline in which athletes bored newsmen to death with cliches and blandly politic statements, Pollard was a singularly fresh interview, articulate, irreverent, and self-deprecating. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On one where I could see the muddy little tracks of the ringtails, I bored a hole, dropped in a piece of tin, and drove my nails. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like when she’d be sitting in class for forty-five minutes and finally get so bored she’d notice the stupid heater had been clacking and smashing away the whole time. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She waggled her fingers at him like she was bored. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “If I am bored enough, I will stop by,” Boubacar said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But Gregor had been eight and had missed nothing; like, the frantic calls to the police, who had acted almost bored with the fact that his dad had vanished into thin air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Is that so? Well, I thought I’d let you have the vacation your Pa and stepmother wanted for you. There’s plenty of ironing if you’re bored. Teach you what wash day is all about.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He said his name was Darrin, but as soon as I started asking him questions he got bored with me and started to go back to the computer screen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She looked up from her book, raised a slow, bored hand, and tucked her red hair behind her ear. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was about to walk out of her classroom because he was bored, and she said to him, “Enrique, sit back down!” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Looking bored, she went through the pockets of her coat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z His gallery is divided into 5 folders—bored, curious, angry, hurt, peaceful—and each has multiple black-and-white photos. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” I added, “it had been a long time since she’d had anything to say to me, and she was bored all by herself.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z So bored was the trader with the display, one he had witnessed countless times before, that he only halfheartedly beat the distraught family. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The next day, I was bored by lunchtime. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I tried to see if he was bored. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked aimless and bored, as if they were uncertain what they were protecting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “You risked life and death for books that you’ve already read? You must be really bored.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even after receiving the “right hand of fellowship,” Sunday school bored me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Won’t you get bored stuck on a boat for seventeen days?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Bored of these women, bored of these cavaliers who masqueraded as companions, bored of everything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And I could tell you right now it wasn’t ’cause we were bored or ’cause we love cartoons so much. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But Blanca soon discovered that she was bored making utilitarian objects, and that it was far more amusing to make statues of animals and people. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I,” Dad announced, "am bored stiff. Now if Anne had seen a two-headed boy in history class, that would have been of general interest.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I can tell by the way she chain-smokes on the way home and acts bored and nonchalant, referring, every once in a while, to the real, professional actors by their first names. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He filled the gas-tank at the Amoco, and asked the bored woman at the cash register where the best bar in the area was—somewhere that he could get something to eat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We were desperately bored; the littles had rented bikes to go on this scenic ride to Oak Bluffs and we had no idea when they’d return. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Of course he’s more a collector than anything else, loving the pursuit too much, easily bored. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well," she said, "at least we shall not be bored. But we had better leave your mother a note." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I imagine he was drunk like most of Chicago,” Officer Rariden continued in a low, bored drawl. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “So, I have a proposal for you both,” I said, and then turned so that Fig’s wide-eyed stare bored into Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “You didn’t mind before—” “Leave her, soldier,” a bored, wintery voice says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I really don’t know why I bored you with this trivial anecdote.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She never even considered the possibility that he wanted her to be bored. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For more than a year I had waited at home, bored and depressed by all the news of fighting, and by the struggles at Mom’s and Dad’s work units. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait around until most of the crowd gets bored and goes away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I stared out the side window, and my voice sounded bored. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know about anyone else, but thirty seconds without bad news and I’m bored. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I horse around quite a lot, just to keep from getting bored. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "He's got this Jewish superiority so strong that he thinks the only emotion he'll get out of the fight will be being bored." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z And I was going to be bored to death for eight months. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I’ve seen all there is to see, and I’m bored, Mom. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The few times I did go, I was so bored I wanted to tear out all of my hair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He’ll be behind the counter, bored and dreamy and adorably disheveled. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’d end up walking several times around the edge before we got hungry or bored. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The tone of his words fell dead center, without a trace of friendliness or unfriendliness, not interested and not bored, not energetic and not languid. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I was bored to a point somewhat beyond being bored out of my mind. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, I was bored and my mind wandered. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I didn’t realize you were still so bored with small-town life,” he said conversationally, and I knew he was trying to distract me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The vendor lady looked bored as she counted the guy’s change. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z During the coldest winter month, we were all bored, adults and children alike. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Within just a few minutes, Magdalys had gone from irritated to disappointed to bored to furious, and now she was sliding quickly toward despair. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "I still say on is no," the bored track star said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Izzie gets bored standing around and goes outside again. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She still believes that if we do what they want, they’ll get bored and leave us alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mobile companies concentrated their cell phone sites along highways, hoping to capture business from bored motorists. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But even though I draw the same things over and over again, I never get bored with my art. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Well, I hope it’s soon. I’m getting bored. What’s the use of having an army if you don’t get to use it?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Nights we spent at Sixty-Niners, waiting around the tank, bored, high, giggling, unhappy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He sat politely through the ceremonies of Two and Three and Four, increasingly bored as he was each year. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Paying attention to the guards who seem a little bored. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, bored with waiting for him in the hotel lobby, Blanca decided to pay a visit to her mother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those sailors are playing games with you. They’re almost as bored up there as we are down here.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The young lady, however, seemed slightly bored with her own singing ability, or perhaps just with the time and place; twice, between verses, I saw her yawn. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z If he could have bored holes in Gollum with his eyes, he would have done. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I'm not joking. That's what he said,” she said, sounding bored, not playful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The boy looked bored and confused, sitting there in short pants and shiny leather shoes with his mouth hanging slightly open. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “I am going to go look around,” I tell Kim, bored. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Francis in what I thought a bored tone, as he held out Camilla’s chair and then slid into his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Even though I knew before it was over I would probably go bored out of my gourd. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer told him, fairly spitting out his frustration, what he did, and how he must keep his mind on it, no matter how tired or bored he was. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It’s all right to be boggled once in a while, but don’t make a habit of it. bone of contention.This geriatric expression is getting osteoporosis. bored to tears. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just the guards taking potshots at cats. They always do that when they’re bored.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "I'm not worried about how I'll stand it. I'm only afraid I may be bored," Cohn said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z That was what it felt like—as if one had always been in that place and never been bored although nothing had ever happened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He always said it like he was terrifically bored or terrifically tired. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z After seeing other tycoons grow bored with their lavish art collections and swanky mansions, Fabyan had invested his own millions in a private brain trust. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But I certainly wasn't going to sit down at a table with old Lillian Simmons and that Navy guy and be bored to death. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z You know, if you get bored you could always write a book, like Vondie’s mom did. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Look at the orange marmalade,” I say in a bored voice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His owner grew bored and sold the boy south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Capricorn leaned back in his chair, looking expressionlessly at Mo. “How many more times are you going to tell me that, Silvertongue?” he asked in bored tones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I got bored sitting on that washbowl after a while, so I backed up a few feet and started doing this tap dance, just for the hell of it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “These poor girls,” she said between bites of food, “are probably bored to death.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes are bored, her head droops forward, the way it has been put. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Next to them on the catwalk, three bored- looking Amazon guards leaned against their spears and gazed at little black tablets in their hands like they were reading. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We never got bored when we were with each other. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He was tired of fishing, and bored with retirement, when he set out to learn to read and write. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they got bored they could just go outside and ride their skateboards or bikes or go to the mall. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He had been bored and dissatisfied in his new position. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She did her best to look indifferent and bored. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She was still bored, and her mother wasn’t yet home. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Salim was laughing and nudging Kat so I deduced that he was not bored, although I would have been. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His clever hands built a well-boring rig, and he bored wells on the lands of luckier men. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, change of plans, because guess who’s coming this way? Looking bored? Looking to hang with us?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “That’s a stereo, isn’t it? Why don’t you play some music? Or are you bored with the stereo, too?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When the man in a blue uniform and a bored expression finally calls us up to the desk, I hold my breath. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Don’t mention anything about Abroad while you’re here unless you want the pants bored off you. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Until they got bored with its bleating and slaughtered it for supper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They looked back over their shoulders with a look of bored contempt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Wondering if he liked it, if he was bored. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The captain talked as if he were bored; it was all a formality, something he had done too many times and could do in his sleep. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We were home for a few days and already bored. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Elinor tapped her finger on the left-hand page of her catalog so hard that it wouldn't have surprised Meggie if she had bored a hole in it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Many years later, Bobby indicated that during those speed games Petrosian’s style of play had bored him “to death,” and that was why he’d wound up losing more than he won. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I stay up past midnight reading in the family room in the hope that Cassie will get bored and go away. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z How could they ever earn enough money to give their daughters pretty clothes and send them to Europe during the summers so they wouldn't get bored? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The kids in Mama’s class giggle and look at their phones, their bored fingers swiping the screens. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I fell asleep, and when I woke up, Lynn was slumping in her chair looking bored. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I began to risk climbing trees to escape the wild dogs that quickly got bored and moved on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She had a distracted and bored are-we-there-yet look on her face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In Charles V’s court he persuaded the bored monarch to let him loose in North America with an expedition of his own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Riccio looked around for their pursuer but all he could see were bored faces staring into shop windows and a bunch of giggling schoolchildren. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She was standing in the aisle with all the cheap dinnerware, looking bored while her mom turned over a package of plastic silverware. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "Oh, we knew how to make boards well enough. It wasn't until your time that we learned how to make an audience bored." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She felt cut away from him, each of them living and breathing in separate spheres, he bored and spiritless in Nsukka, she bored and spiritless in Lagos, and everything curdled in lethargy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She could see the trepidation even on Basta’s face, although he was doing his best to hide it by assuming a particularly bored expression. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The sound of a voice can be soothing; surely he must be bored and restless with inactivity. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I said, thinking he would be bored again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z "Well, Foxface died almost a day ago, so there's been plenty of time for the audience to place bets and get bored. I guess it could happen at any moment," says Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “In case you were bored and wanted to play,” he says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was a long article, and the kids were bored to death. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He asked me to do that too. I think he was bored lying in there with nothing to do.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I don’t want anyone to get bored and quit reading halfway through.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z These people look bored, amused, impatient, self-satisfied—but most of all, they look rich. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He was a legitimate hero who bored every one he met. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He remembers, back then, being bored by it, annoyed at having to observe a ritual no one else he knew followed, in honor of people he had seen only a few times in his life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their dark-skinned Attendants are stationed along the wall, looking bored. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Vivi used to go with us, but then she became bored and didn’t bother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And to tell the truth,” said Lenina, “I’m beginning to get just a tiny bit bored with nothing but Henry every day.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She, however, stepped over into madness, a madness which protected her from us simply because it bored us in the end. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Cersei's green eyes bored into him, wary, yet hungry for the reassurance he was feeding her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Don’t you get bored sitting around the house all day? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He had his whole life ahead of him to make money if he could, time enough to be bored and to await death, without Rosa. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z History notes covered in doodles by an extremely bored student…he scanned them. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z While they were talking, I got bored and began to do some more flips into the foam pit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I dunno. I was bored. I went by your barn, but I didn’t see you. Just that little house-thing you built.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In the end, they got bored with this game. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seems like forever, I become bored with the scenery and climb onto Pa’s lap. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She depressed me, bored me, angered me, drove me crazy. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And when we really got bored we compared our bug bites and scars, probably just to remember we had been down in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Because you’re bored with it? If only we all had satellite so everybody could be bored with it.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But my psychiatrist just looked bored, his hand still propped under his chin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After a time the vermin evidently became bored and flew away; for hours at a stretch the sky above his head was empty and, but for the larks, silent. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s bored, scuffing the ground with his foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At one point in class, she’s so bored that she takes it out of her mouth and starts playing with it between her fingers. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He kept jerking his front paw, which was jammed deep in the hole I had bored. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bored that day, the day it happened. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They complain about being tired from work and from school, but they don’t complain about being bored. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Here, there was absolutely nothing to do, except get bored to death. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was not bored; he had no desire for conversation or distraction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She kept saying that till I got bored as hell, and I said to her, "Why don't you go on over and give him a big soul kiss, if you know him? He'll enjoy it." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “It was summer. We were bored. I don’t know. It’s stupid.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z With each reading each book took on new life, exposed new angles to the story, with the result that I was never bored. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If they looked at all bored, if either one sneezed or started fidgeting, it would do nothing for Barack’s cause. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’m sorry you’re bored, but please find a hobby that does not involve living things, or learn more about why you’d actually want chickens before you acquire your own. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I was bored, so it again confused me that she would pick this place, since Margo always struck me as a person with a very limited tolerance for boredom. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Nathan wasn’t sure if Uncle Jet set it up for acting so terribly toward them, or if he was so bored that he had nothing better to do. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She bored Yossarian, but he was in love with her, too. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When I complain that I’m bored, Dad gives me a paintbrush and sits me down so I can “help.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But Capricorn only toyed with the belt of his dressing gown, looking bored. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z For example, I got bored very quickly with the prosecutor’s speech. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z But the goat had chewed off his splint and, apparently bored with the comfort of the barn, pushed through the doors and followed Anya out to the onion fields. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She had a bored and confused look on her face that said she didn’t really get the stuff we American boys joked about, and why we thought certain things were such big deals. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I look to Keenan, but he appears almost bored, and I'm shaken at how his eyes can go cold as quickly as a candle being blown out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You came, you really came,” Clancy said in a bored, flat voice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even Mum got bored after a few months. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Empty buses glowed from within with eerie gray light, chugging slowly from one stop to the next, their drivers sleepy and bored. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Rough concrete pillars stood proud above the courthouse steps, looking weathered and bored, like they were tired of carrying the weight of the law on their shoulders. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They came because they were bored, and the dragon on my shoulder interested them more than I did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Matt thought the audience looked bored, although they tried to conceal it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I always looked exactly the same—same clothes, hair, expression, midway between bored and aggrieved. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I was feeling bored. It’s a warm afternoon, so I came out.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then, a new thought strikes me: What if they are not just bored young men who want an adventure? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Let’s just go to the library now,” Jack called out, sounding really bored. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I listen to music, and I’m bored and antsy and, honestly, miserable. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The women’s hotel on a Minneapolis side street is just as Lillian described it, with a clean but sparsely furnished lobby and a bored clerk who barely looks up when he hands us our keys. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then Sam saw that he was in a long cave or tunnel that bored into the Mountain’s smoking cone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z If I tell Amá that I’m bored, she tells me to pick up a mop and start cleaning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What if they bored the audience to death before I came on! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s bored, poor man,” said Tzara, with a flat lack of pity, “Nothing to destroy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She carried a book on famous classical architecture, written in Ancient Greek, to read when she got bored, and a long bronze knife, hidden in her shirt sleeve. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When I got bored, I called up old friends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bugs had bored holes right through some of the faces, and the photos smelled a little like mold. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t be a diamond that big. Looks like metal. Do you think we’ve bored into a buried locomotive?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They appeared to be engaged in polite conversation, and Nehemia’s guards stood to the side of the dais, already looking bored. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I went into camp pretty late and had plenty of time alone, bored out of my mind, to figure things out.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine him ever lonely, or bored or despondent; his equanimity was bottomless, as was his lack of ambition, and he assumed that everyone else was much like him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I know because I’m so bored, I start counting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Egyptian men and women milled about, some just sitting at their stalls, seeming awfully bored of it all. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Only Babu was indifferent to the outburst and to the searing stare that bored into him like a drill. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He said they bored the living mess out of him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He takes a deep breath and lets it out like he’s bored. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He would become annoyed and impatient when Kamaswami bored him with his worries. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The animals in the other cages gave them bored looks, as if to say, I'd kill you, but it would take too much energy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Angie watches them awhile until she gets too bored and drags them away with her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Her job bored her: she did the same bland things, writing press releases, editing press releases, copyediting press releases, her movements rote and numbing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If she catches me looking bored, she grabs a book and shoves it in my face and says I have to read twenty pages, and then if I want to stop, I can. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The traditional difference here is that disinterested means “unbiased,” while uninterested means “bored” or “lacking interest.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean against the wall, as if I’m bored. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Their beady little eyes bored into the darkness beyond the cave. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Go to the library like I told her. And once I'm there, she'll get bored and leave." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to sound kind of cool and bored. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A bored dog barked a garden or two away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When his math teacher realized he was bored, she sent him off to do independent work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sitting on the sandbox corner, looking bored, with his head propped in a baseball glove, was a boy in a faded red T-shirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The bored guards on duty outside their door had several visitors that afternoon. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We killed Operation and the patient forever, but Dean says he got bored of it yonks ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She watched cartoons with the little kids until golf came on, then played double solitaire with Maisie until they were both bored stupid. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Sure. They get bored with camping out, and we can’t make them stay.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The kid had droopy eyes and a long face—for some reason he looked as bored as humanly possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The askari sat on a rock nearby, bouncing the machine gun on his knees, looking bored. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Joey started smiling right away, and Byron tried to look cool and bored. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael tried to take maneuvers seriously, but the veterans in his squad went through them hung over or bored or both simultaneously, and their attitude of indifference had its influence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Even after the men grew bored and returned to listen to the truck’s radio, Ruby stayed by the field, thinking about that damp earth, those fragile beansprouts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I got so bored and lonely when I was sick. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Nobody can be bored in her class, unless they want to be,” Mr. Pajolli says, walking out with her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When my friends and I were younger and we were at the mall bored out of our minds, we used to play this game. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I stayed in bed yesterday with a sore throat, but since: I was already bored the very first afternoon and didn’t have a fever, I got up today. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My trig equations were far beneath his abilities, but if he was bored he didn’t show it; he just explained the principles patiently, over and over. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I wanted her to be like the rest of my teachers: bored, jaded, and counting down the seconds until retirement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He was beginning to be bored by the questioning. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The golden monkey stepped away from Pantalaimon as if he were suddenly bored. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But I roomed with him for about two whole months, even though he bored me till I was half crazy, just because he was such a terrific whistler, the best I ever heard. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "No. But a man gets bored wearing the same colors day in and day out, or so I've found." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z You could blame people who were too lazy to read a newspaper, who were bored by the daily body counts, who switched channels at the mention of politics. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Its head was turned to the left; one fierce eye bored into that of a deer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon she got bored and dredged herself up to see what all was going on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Being lazy had made me bored and hungry, so I decided to get out of bed, get dressed and see what Ruthanne had left me to eat. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Gogol is bored by the panelists, who keep referring to something called “marginality,” as if it were some sort of medical condition. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned slowly, as if I were not afraid of them but only bored. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Nately stared at her covertly from his over-stuffed yellow armchair, marveling at the bored, phlegmatic strength with which she accepted the mass rejection. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Pong turned toward the guards who were leaning against the wall behind him, looking almost as bored with life in Namwon as the prisoners were. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was copying the superior, bored expressions of the high school girls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We went to a concert this evening, but I got bored and we left in the middle. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was not allowed to read newspapers, and he was bored by the magazines Mrs. Meier lent him: old issues of Good Housekeeping and McCall’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on. Get up and talk to me. I’m bored. I’m hyper. I don’t want to go home to Claire and her hellish Saturday mood swings.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Dara Lynn’s got the devil in her tonight—little bit bored with summer, but not quite ready for school to start. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch I was a little bored and I wandered around the apartment. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Since the movie houses were now off -limits due to lack of funds, he would have had to drift, bored and aimless, around the business district until it seemed safe to return home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She slid her mother’s cell phone through her curtain-like waterfall of hair, studied it silently, and then announced in a bored voice, “It’s from those kids’ mom.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Although Officer Delinko liked the town of Coconut Cove, he had become bored with his job, which mostly involved traffic enforcement. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I got bored and went to your house to see if you were there, but you weren’t.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even complain to Mom because she’d tell me to use my imagination, or say that being bored was good for me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z You can only throw so many me-balls at humans before you get bored. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z One bored docker resorted to timing Smith as he walked down the track, catching him at a clip of thirty- five minutes for the half mile. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then gradually, people got bored and the pranks became more half-hearted, until one day it struck me there hadn’t been any for over a week. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her last husband had his ears bored for stealing honey. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah. God, I’m bored. Are you far away?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z While my teachers labored over the rigors of their chosen subject, I sat in the back, pretty much bored out of my mind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She was obviously as bored as I was—her head kept bobbing around. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The next day she wanted me to practice walking across the room with her and Amber, but after awhile I was bored and said so. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Tanu would have gone on until she had an armful of bangles, but I soon grew bored with the work. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But I had grown restless and bored with my work, and I sensed that God had a new direction in mind for me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Locke brings up the rear, looking bored, his hair the precise color of fox fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was standing next to the wall, smoking himself to death and looking bored as hell. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “And I thought maybe you’d want to be bored with me. Plus, it’s Friday. They never teach you anything on Friday.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When it got late and we were bored of watching people we went down by the beach and found this quiet place, hidden from the boardwalk, where we could sleep for the night. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But sitting in front of his gas fire doing nothing bored him, and again he took up his equations. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was bored and much too warm, but he refused to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing him in his glass prison. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z There are brief moments of tension—a sister who is bored by the dolphins, a spot where Dad gets frustrated about the lack of available parking spaces. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I thought you were unhappy, bored,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After a while, I got bored and crawled through the last Troll Hole into the souvenir shop. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The driver, tired and bored, hadn’t paid attention to who had gotten off. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What if he was getting bored of me? I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z As a child Bill was precocious and easily bored by his studies. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Everyone put some thought into it— maybe when we get right nice and bored we can have another Gathering to talk about it. Good that?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe I was bored, Djo, and a little lonesome in my life with the nuns. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This one was formed of a heavy spiral of white shell and had a hole bored at the center to allow it to be hung around the neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Being a restless child, he quickly grew bored with the familiarity of the dances and chose instead to watch the audiences. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Kids don’t watch when they are stimulated and look away when they are bored. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t bored, but I did wish I was doing something more. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A few days later, I sit in the hot kitchen, bored, smoking a cigarette, something I can’t seem to stop doing lately. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She seemed, indeed, rather bored by the whole proceeding, remaining curled up in her corner, staring dreamily out through the window whilst the men searched her luggage in the compartment next door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually bored, he climbed down and wandered into the foliage. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “That’s cool,” Brandy says, but she looks bored as she flops down on the grass and picks out clovers. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I was too worked up to sleep, but not bored enough to do homework, so I killed an hour on the Internet, which is how I ended up stalking Marcus’s SnowFlake page. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But Bing was only four, easily excitable and easily bored and irritable. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds got louder and louder until they bored into Anya’s brain, tearing at her sanity. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear,” Mr. D said in a bored voice. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Instead I tasted and smelled the acridness of tin plates and cups designed for tea parties that bored me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aunt Stella’s still asleep and I don’t want to wake her ’cause she said her foot was hurting but I’m really, really”—Ruby pauses for a breath—“really bored.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z My goal to come off bored and older slipped right out from under me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo had bored me stupid with a million photos of them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z If they were bored and felt like leaving class early before the bell, they just got up and walked out before the bell. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She performed the work well but often found herself restless and bored. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was bored, but I never stopped being frightened. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z You sit at the back of the class and look dead bored. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “No cameras, no drones,” the guard at the gate repeats over and over in a bored tone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At all times of the day and most of the night you could see bored faces peeping out of windows. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z You gotta chat about something or be bored out of your skin, so we pretty much talked about everything. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She calmly placed her cards on an old carpenter's bench, saying anything that came into her head, while the boy waited beside her, more bored than intrigued. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A couple kids turn to look at me while I talk, but most just keep looking bored. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’m bored with him, he’s no fun to ride. Why can’t I ride one of the stallions?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But she soon became bored and she would sit through the interviews, half listening and half present. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With other kids she usually put on her Hollywood act, terribly grown-up and bored with everything. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an activity that never failed to cheer her up, even though it bored Oliver to no end. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z While Alice sniffed and wiped tears, I carefully bored a hole through the sapling to which the stone and hammer were attached, then slipped the cross stick into the hole half way. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Got so bored with it, can’t concentrate on anything bigger than socks or gloves. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I got bored and looked around for alternative entertainment. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Brother Jim usually got bored and asked to be excused, but I always stayed, fascinated by their tales. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Kanue was at home by himself, bored, and upset about the demise of his team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They were both right: Trip got bored easily, and seldom thought about girls once they were out of his sight. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But these things only showed that he was good-natured, polite, and very often bored. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do here. Why can’t we go on a walk with you?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Some of the other children in the class, already bored with the project, begin chasing one another around the stones, pushing and teasing and snapping gum. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had stayed in the back of the auditorium, like he was bored. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I was bored and tired of picking on my knees, so I stood up to stretch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Righting himself, he removes his hat and mops his brow. dud: Here, I’m getting a bit bored with this. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He looked a little less bored when he saw it was a cop knocking. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It kept him from getting bored on the trip; it kept him alert. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know how corny this sounds, but I could kiss her all day and never get bored. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were bored, or lonely, and wanted someone to talk to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was bored with her toys, and she’d read all her books. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z When the rain pours down especially, we have long hours of captivity, in which my sisters determinedly grow bored. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “General Pickett is gravely concerned, sir. He wishes to inquire if there are any Yankees left. He says to tell you that he personally is bored and his men are very lonely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then with a bit he bored a hole lengthwise through the square part, and with his knife he whittled the wood till it was only a thin shell around the round hole. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I got really bored, so I decided to pick a theme song! The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Small children, bored, played along the edge of the pine grove. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She did her best to look indifferent and bored. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I talked with one of them, and she was bored with yachts and bored with flying around in airplanes and bored with skiing in Switzerland at Christmas and bored with the men in Brazil. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The women would lean over and sniff the flowers, and the men would smile and pretend they weren’t bored to death. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, surely not the whole trip,” said Ripred, bored to pieces by the argument. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t say bored so much as you were a little bit—” “Don’t say it, Lucas,” I said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “If you’re so bored, go away and do something else. I don’t care.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “This hallway is mainly 8th grade, but it also has the music rooms. We have band, orchestra, and chorus. Would you like to see the music rooms?” the secretary asks, sounding bored. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So there were eyes on Guenever now—not the eyes of strong suspicion or of warm connivance, but the bored looks of calculation and the cold ones of society. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t be mad at her, but it’s obvious she’s bored reciting these lines that have been burned into memory from telling hundreds, maybe thousands, about how they’ll soon be dead. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Tannenbaum has snacks and a slide show of all of us working so that people don’t get bored waiting in the hall for their turn to tour. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She seemed as bored as I was with all the polite talk in that parlor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So finally I get bored in the down under and I'm hanging out in the so-called back yard, your basic chunk of chain-link heaven. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It looked, to her, like a boxy sack on which a bored person had haphazardly stuck sequins. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Not having many people to interact with or much to do was making him feel lonely and bored. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was evident from Feral’s glower that he was losing, while Minya looked half bored, and stifled a yawn before moving her piece. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t friendly, or angry, or curious, or even bored. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the one who had suggested, “If you boys are bored, play a board game!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He gave her a bored look and didn’t move. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Not much, it seemed to him, except be bored to death for his country. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is this Father you keep squeaking about?” said Knife in a bored voice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z You gotta chat about something or be bored out of your skin, so we pretty much talked about everything. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We were delirious with it, tossing the chorus back and forth between us like a ball, making up new lyrics as we grew bored with the old ones. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bored haughty face that she turned to the world concealed something--most affectations conceal something eventually, even though they don't in the beginning--and one day I found what it was. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Megan looked irritated, even bored, her eyes sometimes wandering from the proceedings. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This, of course, had always been the fear—that some drunk, some group of high-school or college kids would be bored and use the plane as a temporary distraction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then like a blinding red flash the message of the lantern bored its way into my brain. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Wilderness appealed to those bored or disgusted with man and his works. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was bored out of my skull in class. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When he’s bored at home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged in the world around him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I once owned a book designed to provoke the imagination and help bored children discover constructive ways to pass the time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The store manager hoped that by ignoring the students they would eventually grow bored and leave. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He wonders about the day, and if this will be the first time in the history of their every-other-Saturdays that Axel gets bored of Daniel and Daniel’s grandpa isn’t around to drive Daniel away. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z You are so bored you sink into a state of apathy close to a coma. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just want to get out of here. I’m bored out of my skull.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He sounds bored, but he doesn’t look bored. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There were books and music and a TV at my disposal, which meant I never once had the opportunity to be bored. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We take bus rides whenever Lloyd wins some ends, or if either one of us gets some money or we just get bored. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved around her like ghosts, gliding soundlessly through the rooms, almost always bored and empty- handed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, I got tired of digging through trash for bottles, and she got bored modeling. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the hills on either side the rock was bored into a hundred caves and maggot-holes; there a host of orcs lurked, ready at a signal to issue forth like black ants going to war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Jem, Dill, and she would have been bored stiff had not Reverend Moorehead possessed a singular talent for fascinating children. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She wouldn't pick a fight with him just because she was bored. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I think she gets bored here during the day, alone with her grandparents, who talk too loudly and smell like cabbage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I had got bored and had almost finished ironing my shirt when suddenly I heard Francis’s voice rise, with a hysterical edge. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m usually up for an adventure, and I’m bored, too, but the idea of being all wet and cold is not at all enticing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And Alicia's got nothing but her own thoughts and whatever she sees inside her head, and she's not bored at all. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked bored and miserable as he huddled there alone, but Jon would have traded places with him in an instant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he asked why she was in bed in the middle of the day she told him she was bored. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I headed back to the woods, where I picked a few bachelor buttons that grew wild in the plots of sunshine before getting bored and tossing them away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The seal was hungry one day, or bored, perhaps, so she ate one hundred pennies. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Ms. Clark shrugged and clicked her computer some more, seeming bored. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was bored and indifferent and wanted very much to sleep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid you’ll get bored just sitting around with me all day. I want you to make friends your own age. I’m sure there are some nice girls your age somewhere around.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Next time, ask me first before you use sweetgrass on me. Now I’m going to be up, and everyone is asleep. I can’t read with no lights. I’m going to be bored.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “What are you still doing here?” he said with a bored voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw them on the sunroof, yawning and painting their nails and trying to keep up their Bermuda tans, and they seemed bored as hell. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Ain’t no black folks in the part of Heaven that I been assigned to and I’m bored. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We only let him play with us when we were bored and felt like beating somebody. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do thirty of them,” he mumbled in a bored voice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was restless, that was clear, bored and confined by the Tallis household, and soon she would be gone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And we look away, or turn the channel, when we are bored. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z King Hizdahr’s pit fighters were already growing bored and restive with their new duties, and bored men were lax, slow to react. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The duke’s black eyes bored into her, though, and he frowned as he put a hand on her elbow and steered her on. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It keeps me from getting bored or something. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He leaned back and yawned; he was becoming bored with pictures of David and Moses and the Sistine Ceiling; he wanted to find clues. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were pale, bored, regarding me with a kind of intimate amusement in the jaded light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "She wasn't even into you, you know. She was just bored, and she thought you were mysterious and quiet—like, 'still waters run deep.' I told her that sometimes still waters just run still." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It sometimes worked at superstores and giant chains where bored teenaged employees barely paid attention. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The city of Cleveland was safe and bored, and eager for a sensation a bit closer to home. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You can get sick of anything if you have too much of it, like all the petty luxuries my mother bought and quickly grew bored with. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She hung drawings of squirrels all over the nursery, expecting that the constant exposure would soon cause the children to grow bored with the idea of squirrels altogether. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Martin nods and scratches his head and looks bored. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “What was it you wanted to show me? Oh, yes—the fancy writing. Really nice. Lucky you to find it. Come and see me again soon, all right? I get so bored in that office.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I bored two holes in each of the disks, using thorns and fine sand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me when it’s safe to look,” he said, bored. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The ghost’s face distorted in a silent scream of agony, but his eyes looked bored, even a little annoyed, as if the scream was just an automatic reflex he couldn’t control. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I am desperately bored and will devise creative punishments if you do not comply. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They remained healthy and bored, having sat in their cages in the cave for weeks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The messenger, bored and scratching at an insect bite on his neck, came to Kira in the dawn and told her that she must report to the Council of Guardians at late morning. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog watched this operation, and then, yawning, he was suddenly bored. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Being seventeen and bored in a small town, I like to pretend sometimes that I’m a pessimist. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They bored all their acquaintances with her cuteness and they would have killed her with food if in the end she hadn’t had better sense than they. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was mum, bored and neutral on the subject. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone is so dull today,” Cardan says, but he doesn’t sound as if he’s bored. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Still, nobody seemed to be paying him any attention, and the Executive on duty only gave him a bored look and turned away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The storm goddess looked rather bored, idly spinning her metal disc. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Camilla—who was rarely content to sit still but was always itching to do something, anything, play cards, go for a picnic or a drive—was bored and restless, and made no secret of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’ll be five hundred dollars you can pay it at the window down the hall to your left,” said the judge in a bored monotone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I catch a glimpse of myself on the television screen on the wall that's airing my arrival live and feel gratified that I appear almost bored. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The preferred sense of disinterested as “impartial,” for example, has coexisted for centuries with its frowned-upon sense as “bored.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She instructed him to go back to the campsite if he got bored, not to go wandering about. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought he was going to be sick. You weren't bored, were you, Robert?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Commanding the route south was a pillbox and standing by it, with only one rifle between them, was a handful of bored Home Guards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Eventually, after a few months or so, I got bored enough with the sneaking about to jump the barrier fence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And she added that Shoshana, her four-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, wanted to know if my parents had a VCR so she could watch Pinocchio, just in case she got bored. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran into him Tuesday downtown at the P&S Drugstore, where he was slouched against the front wall looking bored and smoking filterless Viceroys. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A few of the patrons favored the Domishmen with looks bored or hostile or curious. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had this little kid with her that was bored as hell and had to go to the bathroom, but she wouldn't take him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Besides, I’m so lonely and bored without Carla or any of my other cousins around. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Green. What are you doing? Let’s hang out. I’m bored. Samantha has to work until six.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He grows bored of eating the same thing day after day, and one evening he discreetly pushes the remaining food to the side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why, may I ask? It’s not going to make you any less bored. And we might as well start calling it Three Questions, because it doesn’t take you five anymore.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Strangely, as bored as I was with cliches, her inflection gave them something new, and set me thinking for a little while at least. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You bored him to death,” she said, covering Vern’s lap with a colorful afghan. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He picked up a slat of wood about three inches wide and bored holes in it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "It's all right," Bill said, "so long as you weren't bored." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I mean, he may not want to. He may get bored. He’s talked about leaving before. There’s no reason he’s got to be here, and he’s surely never going to have a job.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was like a certain stretch on the P. L. M. between Fontainebleau and Montereau that always made me feel bored and dead and dull until it was over. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He was standing in the warm, open field feeling hot, dirty, and bored. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A policeman, bored and tired, dragged his nightstick along the bars of an iron fence. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Joon immediately gets bored and begins to unravel the edge of the rug. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He would not have gone further with her, but he would have kept encouraging her attention, until he was bored. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He seemed detached, almost bored, but perfectly friendly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like he was very, very tired or very, very bored. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It would also explain why Pong never complained about being hungry, even though monks didn't eat anything after noon, or about being bored, even though a monk’s daily routine is long and mostly uneventful. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Whatever, Dad,” my mom says, sounding like a bored teenager. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Well, I have some questions, too,” said Njemile, “and I’m also bored of Mr. Jacobs here actin’ like he’s conflicted about telling the truth.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Terrance would not be content to merely discipline her for running away; he would make her life an ornate hell until he got bored, then have her dispatched in a gory exhibition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoon she was at Hanneli’s, and I was bored stiff. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The eighth grade days flowed in their hungry path and I grew more conscious of myself; I sat in classes, bored, wondering, dreaming. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess when I get bored I like to mess with Rondell for some reason. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Jackie looks bored with her head tilted to the side, eyeing boys passing by. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “Is there a point to this, beyond your obsession with those marks in the garden? Are you that bored?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maybe a litde bored, even though my mind and body are on alert. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z With a desultory nod of his bored and sleepy head, the Level Crossing Divinity conjured up beggars with bandages, men with trays selling pieces of fresh coconut, parippu vadas on banana leaves. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave it when he was bored and wanted some excitement with his children. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were bored or had had too much to drink, they might single out a traditionally dressed Jew for a beating. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I get bored enough to clean out the employee fridge. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If Matt thought he’d been bored before, it was nothing compared to writing the same letters, coloring the same pictures, and counting the same wretched beads and flowers all over again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could picture the bored look on his pale splotchy face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s been a few weeks now, and I’m still bored stiff. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Hi, Harry,” said Parvati who, like him, looked faintly embarrassed and bored by the behavior of their two friends. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Awake, he soon became bored, and had begun looking for a way out of his crib. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z After a while, she got bored and wandered off to the kitchen door, hoping to cadge a handout from Viola. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He had no sunglasses on now, and his eyes bored into mine. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Finally, when the boy could only crawl, they grew bored of the sport and put an arrow through his back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But we were better off bored on shore than stuck on board like the other Marine units. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It is just for the sake of the boys, Mr Joseph Hooper thought, for he shifted in his uncomfortable seat and was bored with the circus. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I thought of the doddering old war veterans who sat along the gallery in front of the cotton gin and spat their tobacco and bored everybody with the same stories they’d been telling for decades. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My brother never seemed bored, and that only further angered me at the fact that I was most of the time unsettled and unfulfilled in everything I did. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He could engross himself in an inconsequential task for hours without growing restless or bored, as oblivious to fatigue as the stump of a tree, and almost as taciturn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When I’m bored of that, I examine myself in the mirror, and the harsh light lets me see every pore on my face. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And it’s been hard for her to sew during the day like she used to because Lolo gets bored and wants to go for walks, which she insists on taking with him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You were seen entering the catacombs last night after curfew”—the Mask almost sounds bored—“in the company of known Scholar rebels.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He is a 60-year-old New York judge and already looks bored with the case. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. D looked bored, still reading his magazine. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He bored a small hole in the closed end of the shell, fastened a thread to an ant, introduced the ant into the hole, and then closed it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The only ones who acted like they were completely bored were Betty and her group of followers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Palmer bored through to the back side of the crowd. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...sorry, Hermione.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Shukumar was soon bored; he was unable to decipher the literary diction, and couldn’t join the rest of the audience as they sighed and nodded solemnly after certain phrases. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was hard work, and soon the animals got bored. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex tried making deals with the universe, the way he usually did: “If I hold my breath to the count of thirty, he’ll get bored and stop.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I was so bored I wished the telephone would ring with Miss Volker calling to tell me Mr. Spizz had dropped over dead and I had to come down and write one last obituary. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their glowing yellow eyes bored right into me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I have not been outside since the storm began, and I am bored for the first time since I ran away from home eight months ago to live on the land. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Most often though, An said, prisoners were beaten, sometimes to death, simply because guards were bored or in a sour mood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Once, fifty miles down the valley, my father bored a well. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her role developed from a pattern of talk she often heard from bored, well-to-do white women where she worked, in an East Side beauty salon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The way I see it, she just got bored with life—bored with us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When one is with her it is impossible to be bored. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z They were bored with the amusement park just up the hill, and Ulbrickson didn’t want them lounging around the house all evening getting restless and nervous about the race on Monday. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This wasn't the same Prince Brat who'd run away the night before, bored with his own meanness and haughtiness and cruelty. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The repetition was so relentless that, instead of feeling sharper, I was actually starting to feel blurry and a little bored—which might be why I started wobbling on my beam routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Bridge does not come easily to a mind brought up on Snap and Happy Families; besides, it bored her friends to play with me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Because she had finished breakfast earlier than she expected, because she was bored. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The lecture might have gone on for some time, but Gebu had evidently grown bored with baiting him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There were only a few vendors, and all were engaged in harried negotiations with rebels, lean and sullen and above all bored, jostling and shoving and bilking as a way to pass the time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But then the gallery closed and I was here at home all the time, bored and restless. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As Euwe continued with his remarks, Bobby appeared bored and lonely, even though more than a thousand people were looking up regularly at him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Shadow picked up the hand piece and did his best to sound bored. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Normally, I would have been bored, but I knew I wasn’t going to be in Greenwood much longer, so I didn’t mind spending time with Grampa. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z To his slight annoyance, however, neither Ron nor Hermione seemed quite as curious about Malfoy’s activities as he was; or at least, they seemed to get bored of discussing it after a few days. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In order not to become bored, he dedicated himself to the task of repairing the many things that needed fixing in the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I’m bored. At least at school I do stuff and I hang out with my friends.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He was delighted that his daughter, so bored and in such bad health, should have managed to land the most sought-after bachelor in the area. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I got bored, so wandered off and got a bunch of embarrassing things and put them in strangers’ carts when they weren’t looking.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Colin could hear the annoyance in Hassan's voice as he asked, in the monotone of the aggressively bored, what life had been like in Gutshot when the oldster was a kid. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I know you get bored when I go into the math, so I'll summarize: The small, constant thrust of Hermes's ion drives is much harder to deal with than the large point-thrusts of presupply probes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Was this the face of a child who bored an old man or an idiot who jumped to conclusions? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My thumb went for the red scuff mark on the back of the ball, trying to rub it out like I always did whenever I got bored. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Hours later, Roza and I are sitting against the wall of the main cabin, sun-tired and bored, quizzing each other on math theorems. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I was bored, and besides, I had been gone all night. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At first she put on her slightly stupid demure look, but after a few of his words she gave that up and bored into him with her eyes, trying to read his thoughts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Matt was bored because he seemed to be doing the same thing over and over. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s an I'm bored in suburbia kind of phrase.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The mouth of the trumpet was against the wall, and Lombard, pushing it aside indicated where two or three small holes had been unobtrusively bored through the wall. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He pulled the bolt and bored out the collet with a hand drill and resleeved it with a section of pipe he’d cut to length with a hacksaw. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At breakfast on Thursday she bored them all stupid with flying tips she’d gotten out of a library book called Quidditch Through the Ages. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z No one seemed bored or disinterested in what she had to say. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Pieces that Chandresh became bored with at one point or another and were adopted into this purgatory instead of being discarded entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And when his audience grew bored, he would spring into the air and do a back flip with a half twist. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Now that the harvest was in, Luke thought Dad might be bored without the pigs to take care of. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let me finish reading it to you. You’re bored stiff with Clematis.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He then lifts his arm nonchalantly, a bored wave it seems, and returns the Hitler salute. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The kids play card games on the floor and eat potato chips until they get bored. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I got bored and Twig kept failing to earn her badges. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But there was no doubt about it that the life Andrew led bored him to distraction. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I actually found the definition from Google Translate one night when I was bored, but I’ll never tell her! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z On a warm afternoon I had grown bored and decided, against my better judgment, to go to the east ridge of the valley to gather berries. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z While I dusted and swept the floors, I kept thinking of how tired and bored I was working for Santa Maria Window Cleaners day in and day out. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z For a long time now eating had bored him and he never carried a lunch. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We both appreciate simplicity, and if we are sometimes bored—well, boredom is a pleasing antidote to fear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She stared vacantly at the wall opposite her, rocking herself gently, grunting regular, rhythmic little grunts, like a bored passenger on a long bus journey. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a card featuring a drawing of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway that resulted in the player losing two turns as you read the book and are bored to death. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Along one wall, fur coats hung, empty and bored. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She ignored it and bored back into the fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy thought about the dazed telkhines, the Nereids and hippocampi, all swimming in bored, lazy circles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z An exchange followed with Bunderson, who bored in on whether this could be proved and what was the basis of the proof, especially considering that Dr. Strayer had not completed his study. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I knew because once, last year, I had gotten really bored, and I’d kept track of who she’d called on for a whole week. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I’m bored, I can’t help but think what my life would be like if I hadn’t written the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She looked bored as she sucked her teeth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Armelio bangs on his chair with some sticks and gets bored, leaves the room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Matt still accompanied her occasionally, but he was bored by the old dyer and her endless instructions. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that they were older and bored, Vonetta and Fern were glad to take the short hike. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I think she was bored of being the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in the world. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z So, when he’s bored or stressed or between coffee refills, he’ll check for a text bubble popping up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Stubborn and bored with each other, they fell silent. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Hana always seems a little bit bored, as if there’s something better going on and if you would just stop bugging her, she could get back to it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He had forgotten how recently her news had bored him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was bored,” she said, smiling at him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He looked bored and irritated, probably frustrated to be stationed far from the fun of the Hringkalla festivities. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m starting to get a little bored of them, actually; I want to move to something else.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to know you felt bored. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, once I learned how to remember things, I wasn’t bored at all. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The three lines are organized by urgency, as in, those with sicknesses versus those of us dying today by some unknown force versus bored visitors. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Zoe got bored and started shooting arrows at random billboards as we flew by. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden climbed back into the tractor's driving seat, bored. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He stood now, warped out of the perpendicular by the fierce light of publicity, and he bored into the coarse grass with one toe. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Four of them were standing in the corridors, looking bored. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Everyone else just kind of sat there, bored, including Ivy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She puts her spoon down and busies herself tightening her ponytail, as if she’s bored with this conversation. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Adults wouldn’t bother me, only bored children who might be exploring. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I am bored and disgusted with him,” he said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I should have known better, but I was bored and I think maybe the cold weather was making my brain slow, so I said, “What’s that?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Camp 14 had cut Shin out of this propaganda loop, and he listened to the West’s counterpropaganda with the ears of a child— curious, confused, sometimes even bored, but always lacking in context. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z His bored tone implied that he was in the habit of talking to his fordship every day of the week. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Are these people so bored, so privileged, that they want to sleep outside on the ground instead of in their comfy beds? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z John had gotten bored with Bobo and moved down to the next cage that had a gorilla. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that War and Peace bored him exactly, but rather that his mind couldn’t focus on it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I want my own bed,” Theodora said, and Eleanor thought, She is sulking again; when she is hungry or tired or bored she turns into a baby. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The people simply became bored with this dull child, and forgot him and turned away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Tendai was bored with Gondwannans, who lived far to the north and probably carried on their boring lives in exactly the same way as Zimbabweans. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I worried that he was bored, but after a while I got too caught up in the music to care. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of things ended up going his way because I’d get bored with the fight and give in. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He got bored of the photographs and started snoring away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Crouch, however, looked quite uninterested, almost bored. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z No two following acts were the same, lest the crowd grow bored. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The guys acted extremely bored, and Leo wondered why they were hanging around. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You know what I do when I’m bored?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The bored birds let her get within inches of them before they lifted their wings and took off. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z All because I don’t act bored, disrespectful in class, or pushy, loud at recess. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I would have to give myself something to do, in order not to be too bored and find myself among all the wretched unsaved of the Avenue. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “But once I found out about it, they eventually stopped. I think the older kids got bored with it after a while. Plus, they can drive places and hang out outside the building.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I was bored too, but I wanted to keep Grandma company. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A while later, when Evie gets bored of lying there, I get her up and we go downstairs and leave Tom to snooze. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is something I love about Gat: he is so enthusiastic, so relentlessly interested in the world, that he has trouble imagining the possibility that other people will be bored by what he’s saying. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, the sharks become bored and stop following us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She came to class every day wearing the same distant, bored expression. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Jody was not moved by an impulse of cruelty; he was bored with the long hot afternoon. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “All nonsense!” replied Capricorn, answering the unspoken question in a bored voice. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cole imagined the cold, the rain, carrying water, keeping a fire going, doing school- work, and long, long hours of being alone and bored. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “It’s my icebox, and I want some holes bored in the door,” said Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes it can be boring, and when we’re bored we do some crazy things to pass the time—like throwing rocks at cars. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent most of his free time at the Observer’s office and was always complaining, always gorging himself on the scarce food, and bored both Johnny and Rab. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake wondered if the reason Mr. Keeney was so bored all the time was because no one ever asked him any interesting or challenging questions. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “I bet she has a backup charger,” Natalie said, sounding more bored than ever. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t think like we do. Doesn’t get happy or sad or angry or bored. He’s like a robot. Hugo just obeys commands.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Hygiene kit,” the bored supply sergeant answered with a hand gesture that told me to move on. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since we sat down, she doesn’t seem irritated or bored. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z |
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