It set his fingers ablaze, but this didn’t seem to bother him at all. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t wear it, if she’d bothered to collect it at all. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he said some other things too, which I won’t bother repeating here. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He has only seen the paperwork involved with the circus in passing, hasn’t bothered to scrutinize the details of the thing in years. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Let us out of here! We won’t bother you anymore, we swear!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was drunk and had not bothered to dress himself, lounging on the sofa in a red robe. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I never celebrated it with my Irish family, so it doesn’t bother me, but the girls mutter under their breath all day long: it’s not Christian, it’s not American to keep them from their families. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tasked, not even bothering to wonder how Miss Sadie could know the thoughts swimming in my head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So the witch was fine—or so the story goes—most of the time because everyone else lived on the other side of the river and didn’t bother her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Nobody bothered them; none of the Gryffindors had anything to say to Harry any more, after alL This was the first night he hadn’t been upset by it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother her one hit that I was Jewish, and if she was around, no one in school would tease me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sidewalk in front of our building has been crumbling for years, and no one has ever bothered to fix it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Macon wouldn’t bother her no more; she, Pilate, would see to it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are two spacious rooms, flaking plaster walls, scuffed parquet floors, towering stacks of boxes he has not yet bothered to unpack. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I had felt someone looking at me that day, but I didn’t bother searching for the source. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Julia says the police in South Africa don't always bother with prisons, and that often they throw you off a tall building and say you tried to escape. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Is Tobias still bothering you?” he asks after a long chug. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A Pyrrhic victory is one where you win, but the cost of winning is so high that it would’ve been better if you'd never bothered with the war in the first place. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

There are mosquitoes, but I’m used to them, I hardly bother to slap them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny felt a little ashamed of how long it had taken to bother with writing out the alphabet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He corrects the error in stealth, not bothering to explain to Jonathan and Brandon what he’s so busy doing all day, and then suddenly it is over. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed the stairs, not even bothering to wash off the dirt and dried blood. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a pleasant smile, she pointed me to a spot near the net and warned the other girls not to bother me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I bothering you, asking so many questions?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They’re scared of fire, you know. Everyone is scared of fire, no matter how far your mind has gone. They don’t bother me down here. Not with my matches and gasoline.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I asked Shoto why his brother had bothered to make out a “will” for his avatar, instead of just leaving his possessions in Shotos care. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Wilbur didn’t understand the word “languish” and he hated to bother Charlotte by asking her to explain. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Go do your reading then, or bother someone’s daughter. I’m sure you have better things to do than watch me eat.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This is the boundary I have agreed upon. I stay on my side, and they don’t bother me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh bother, there’s another one—” And a lovely white ball of fire arched gracefully over the top of the Perspex canopy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Doug was hell-bent on joining the summit push, even though his throat was still bothering him and his strength seemed to be at a low ebb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I said I couldn’t see him every evening, since my parents didn’t think it was a good idea, but he thought I shouldn’t let that bother me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even bother to remove her shoes. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That didn’t bother us particularly, because we knew how to get the doors open. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The family would sit with their hands in their laps and quiet the kids if they started playing a game or something, so it wouldn’t bother her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

His lungs were also bothering him and he was having difficulty breathing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother giving my consent and she didn’t bother waiting for it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t bothered by the other kinds, though. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She stops, not bothering to wipe her face free of the tears streaming down her cheeks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But after a while it got to where the beatings didn’t bother Joe. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We laughed and said, ‘No bother, we are heading north.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t bother removing the prisoners from their cages. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Most teachers don’t want to be bothered with the reasons why. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The politicians who supplied funds for the war from exile had publicly repudiated the drastic aims of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, but even that withdrawal of authorization did not seem to bother him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It never bothered Mom if people turned and stared at her, even in church. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We brand our cattle, of course, but I’ve never bothered to check to see if any of our slaves carry brands. Is that a common practice, dearie?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the prospect of it wasn’t bothering him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Half of them probably are related to me, but they’ve never bothered acknowledging my existence before this. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hanako stared at the food for a moment, then fell upon it and didn’t bother with the fork, just picked up the eggs in her hand and shoved them into her mouth. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She liked to bother me, but she never did anything to other people. I think something strange is going on, but I don’t know what.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If they’d really wanted to know, they might have figured it out easily enough, but the truth was they’d just been glad she was elsewhere, so they’d never bothered to look for her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My coffee is cold on the table, but I’m too deliciously warm and lazy to bother getting up to make myself another cup Sometimes I don’t even watch the trains go past, I just listen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Arthur,” she begged, but I didn’t bother with any “pleases.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

These days it was popular only with the geriatric crowd, but this didn’t bother me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

That didn’t bother me, because I felt the same way about him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He shouted a hello to the house and I made a noncommittal noise; Matlock was being awesome and I couldn’t be bothered to look away. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But something about the street bothered Mac as soon as he saw it: we were in the center of Cape Town in the middle of the day, and yet the street was empty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, the sooner she got it filled, the sooner the diary-keeping would be over and she wouldn’t have to bother with it anymore. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bother to look up from my book. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, I’d never bothered to try very hard to roll anywhere. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She had never been to Flatbush before, so she didn’t even bother trying to figure out where she was heading. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The only thing that bothered me was when a double-decker bus came along because then I couldn't see across the street and I couldn't see where the hell she was. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I knew Mami wouldn’t know what it meant, so I didn’t bother asking. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of what I’d said or done to make her mad, but something was obviously bothering her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“If something’s bothering you—I’d really appreciate it if you told me. Especially if there’s anything I can do to help.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time I was happy not to have to bother with food, but tonight I hungered for a mouthful of pasta, steaming hot, drowned in sauce, dusted with Parmesan. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mapper asked, not even bothering to hide the shiver in his voice. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I told him it wasn’t bothering me at all and that I was supposed to see the doctor this Monday morning. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’d lived a life separate from the rest of family for reasons no one had ever bothered to explain to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“They bother me sometimes. The doctor says it’s nervous tension.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t work too well, hardly much sense in bothering. Because it wears off. Naturally, if you’re walking on it, it would do that. However, it will hide your tracks for a while.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And even though Cecile didn’t bother to bring us here or stick up for Fern, the Black Panthers had slapped palms and said, “Those are Sister Inzilla’s, all right.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I told her it bothered me how none of us ever talked about Deborah. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It bothered him a little that Cilia was so faithful. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at Isabella, wondering if she’s on the verge of freaking out too, but she doesn’t seem bothered. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Harry Cat burst out laughing, but that didn’t bother Tucker. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they can’t be bothered to talk to me, then I don’t want anything to do with them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were working too hard to pay any attention to him, so they told him to go away and not bother them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m bothered about is Mother. Suppose that creature went into her room. She might frighten her to death.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

After that we didn’t bother much with each other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t even bother to sit, gentlemen,” he said. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to grab Noodles so he could see, but I knew he wouldn't want to leave Tasha, so I didn't bother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I said, “I know why I’m here; you don’t have to bother saying it,” but he did anyway. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We periodically told him not to bother but he didn’t listen. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t it bother you to be picked last for every team? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Yet his words bothered her, pried open the door for new doubts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Beyond that, it wasn’t clear that anyone was particularly bothered by the fact that the teacher was incompetent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In December of 1941 Papa’s disappearance didn’t bother me nearly so much as the world I soon found myself in. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the day-care center suffers only $3 worth of pain for each late pickup, why bother to cut short your tennis game? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I didn't even bother to dry it or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

That he often smelled vaguely of chemicals—that in fact the building as a whole often had a medicinal odor—bothered no one. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His glasses sat crooked on his nose, but he didn't bother to straighten them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

No one bothered trying to enter the wreckage to look for survivors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Worse yet, what if she had passed away and nobody had bothered telling us? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Come on, please just take off your Cloak for a bit, no one’s going to bother you here.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell if it was her ribs bothering her or the conversation. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She never seemed bothered, but that didn’t stop people from staring. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Tears streaked down his face, and he didn’t bother to wipe them away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I even bothered, since I just gave them a joyless glance and pitched them to the corner of the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The left front leg was hanging at a broken angle, and none of the white people at Prewitt wanted to bother with the bull because the meat would be tough. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What bothers me,” I said, “is what’s going to happen to them if you live.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Have you noticed that you can't get a job, and the Gestapo and police are bothering you?" Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Diana hurried after him, but he didn’t bother to look back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“For two cents I’d go back home and tell people not to bother with Mars. What a suspicious bunch of louts.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were not bothered with the telephone again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Why were they bothering him now of all times? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although the big scar and trembling hand were a constant reminder of his narrow escape from death, Cherrie didn’t let it bother him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In the aftermath of the riots, most business owners on Springfield Avenue, the key commercial thoroughfare, didn’t bother to rebuild and left their stores abandoned and boarded up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I certainly wouldn’t want to put you out ” “No, no. No bother at all. I insist, in fact.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I had no time to bother about that. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well you needn’t be bothered by having a kid with you any longer then. I’m off. I’ve had enough of this place. And I’ve had enough of you too—you beastly, stuck-up, obstinate pig!” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It bothers him most at times like this, in the bottom of the brandy bottle and the quiet of the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps plants that are sprayed with man- made pesticides don’t bother to produce much of their own. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The importance here is that this was the first rich man who had bothered to do so, the first noble. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The next entrance was a tiny hole in the wall, scarcely worth bothering about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Especially someone who can’t even be bothered to move his fingers along the frets. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

One thing especially bothered me—we black students constantly put ourselves down. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t much as I say, but she was changed, and it bothered me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most housewives, madam,” he said acidly, “would not bother with herbal trifles in their garden when there are mouths to feed and neighbors to look after. Why not grow something more substantial?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"You were busy so I didn't bother you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew my mom was watching, but it didn’t bother me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But I knew that such questions did not bother her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother with it,” one of the voices said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Is this going to bother Sammy? You guys spending so much time with us?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Go back to your work, lad. I'm sorry to have bothered you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Pretty hard for a strange Indian to walk down there without getting stopped every five miles. Nobody’s going to bother a boy.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Unburdened by a dairy cow's timidity and great bother of fat, she charged the soccer players as if seeking revenge in the name of oppressed cattle the world over. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother my teammates or my coach at all, and to tell the truth, it bothered me only vaguely. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, don’t bother coming over here tonight. Lolly and me ate up all the supper. We finally caught that ghetto chicken that’s been running around here.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Focuses his attention on Mom, even as he asks me, “Where’s this coming from, sweetie? Is that girl from school bothering you again?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder the Underlanders didn’t bother to post a guard on the dock. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It bothered him and he acquired movements and habits to disguise what to him was a burning defect. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothers his fellow academics to face this. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to bother you when you’re so busy. I thought I’d better check up on Cap Anderson. Has he been fitting in any better?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I think that bothered Lily almost as much as Nathan not calling and not coming back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then you can grow up bothered by “neither ghosts nor deities.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I’m bothering to do this. You certainly don’t deserve any help.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was a mountain boy who stayed to himself, bothering no one, intent solely on drinking himself to death. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Then, when I look down the street, here come the two boys who were bothering me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did not bother telling my parents I had found the money. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of saying, I’ll see you later, like a normal person, she shouts late at you, like she is too busy to be bothered with adding the r. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t seem to bother her, or at any rate she doesn’t want to talk about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So without bothering to clear away our cups and saucers, we took seats at the larger table toward the back of the room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was being seen as a lone kid that bothered him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t bother you at all to have a table full of people make fun of you? You’re kidding.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Because he was no bother, ate little, required nothing, and was a lover of cheap wine, no one found him a nuisance. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This is the question that has bothered him all night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t even bothering to sway to the music, though his hands were still on my waist, and mine around his neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Also my hair: I had this pageboy haircut, and I hadn’t even bothered to, like, brush it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wished he were grown so that he could decide when to eat, or whether to bother eating at all. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Milo tried very hard to understand all the things he’d been told, and all the things he’d seen, and, as he spoke, one curious thing still bothered him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” Bogert shouted, “let that clockwork contraption solve the entire problem for you. Why bother with nonessentials?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Most people who frequent the Dark World don’t even bother with a name for it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At his mention of secrets my mind settled on one that had been bothering me for months. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To bother noticing what freaking time it is!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not managing to make it sound like an accident report—bother. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t bother me for them,” he said, then made another stripe on the glass. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They hadn't been bothering me lately: not like they’d forgotten about me—every once in a while, I caught Callum peeking at me in band—but more like they were taking a time-out. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the sheriff was probably going to put me in jail, and it wasn’t the thought of jail that bothered me so much. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The sloppiness occasionally bothered me, but I had no room to complain. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And it’s a good thing it doesn’t bother me, Conover, because it isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time he realized he was bothering me, when he thought he was just being funny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not bothering with salt, she takes a bite of each, holding the apple out for me to bite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Petey jumped on the moped and drove past the Dog That Sleeps in the Lane, who didn’t bother lifting his head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” said Shadow, revealing the coin without even bothering to glance at it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“If you’re gay, it’s fine. My cousin’s gay. Doesn’t bother me.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He finds the hairbrush, does not bother turning on the lamp. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve fixed up a place where you can talk and not be bothered,” she said. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They re sitting next to each other, and I'm across from them, and we’ve managed to get the booth back near the bathrooms where no one really bothers you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He said, “They’ll never bother you unless they are wounded or cornered, but if they are, you had better look out.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

What bothered her, she realized as she covertly watched those girls, was that she would never have that circle of friendship. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I reach him, I don’t even bother trying to get him to smile or make eye contact with me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I'm too happy to let it bother me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“And I take it you didn’t bother telling the Death Eaters this?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I guess he didn’t bother to get dressed today either. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie, who never was one for explaining things because he took after Momma, said little except that “colored people hadn’t even bothered a hair on whitefolks’ heads.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not generally admired for these views, but that fact bothered him hardly at all. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hands me a few bills, and I don't even bother to count out her payment before putting it in my pocket and leaving, traipsing wet footprints over her parquet floors. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

These had to be other beastkeepers, ones that either hadn’t managed to escape or hadn’t bothered trying. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The store don’t bring in enough these days for nobody to bother stealin’ it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I said, not bothering to hide my surprise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem to bother Sean that we went to school with racists. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

That was one of the things Johnny ‘did not let bother him much.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, say you leave the tap running while you clean your teeth, or leave the house with a light burning, or drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

You can take them out when they bother you. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. de Winter need not bother her head about anything at all.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Patrick told me that if I didn’t want to be bothered by anyone that I should just not make eye contact. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled the blankets over his head because the light bothered him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The stub of ear didn’t bother him, and the one eye that looked up at him was warm and questioning. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should have told her she was kind of missing the point, but I was too dopey and exhausted and disgusted to bother. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The fact that he never bothered to remember our names was insulting, but neither was that slight, alone, enough to make us despise him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not bothering to stop, I say, “I need to head home.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could tell something was bothering her, but she put on a brave smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I see by a blue light in the corner that no one bothered to erase the rankings that are written there—Uriah’s name is still at the top. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

What you don’t know won’t bother you, she always says herself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Markham took the news quite casually when I walked into his office and told him that he might acquire a model student who would never bother him by cluttering up his lab with experimental apparatus. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But touching her didn’t seem to bother him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I don't know why, but it bothered hell out of me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mama and Baba will probably not even bother to celebrate the holiday because it’s not something they did “back home.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Church didn’t really bother him, anyway—unless it was going to be a month of Sundays—even though it wasn’t really something they did at home. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My back started bothering me in eighth grade but really began to hurt earlier that summer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Conor couldn’t see any teachers out of the corner of his eye, so he knew Harry had chosen a moment when they could bother him unseen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

There are lots of stores that are just for the tourists; I don’t bother with those. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be bothering me about this, Hiram. It’s gone, and it’s not coming back.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We went around not bothering to smile, even in front of May. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, “So — what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He was unremarkable enough to me at that point that I never even bothered to check further about what he was keeplocked for. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chip didn’t bother trying to tell his father otherwise. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The chaos of so many people moving about and talking over each other didn’t seem to bother her at all. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She looked contrite, but Penelope noticed that she had tossed her new book in a corner and had not bothered to pick it up. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

And as a black teacher, it really bothers me to see bright African-American young men like Andy waste their potential. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could play the game perfectly and still lose, so why bother playing at all? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Along the coast as much as we could because then we could sleep on the beach where nobody would bother us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I felt nearly ashamed to bother him with my rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not bothering to change into my swimsuit, I hurry along the path, hoping to edge out dusk. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"Pajamas. So I won't have to bother getting in and out of them all the time." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to bother you,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was already wet and already late, so I didn’t bother to hurry. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I take orders as quickly and efficiently as possible, not even bothering to glance up at customers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He would think it over and realize that it was not worth all the bother. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t bother to lock up our bikes since there’s no one around to steal them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother ruminating on why he’d been singled out, why the men had assumed he was gay. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Within herself she was bothered by his independent spirit, his resistance to all kinds of social rigidity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And it never bothered him to leave them behind, either. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even though the cold hadn’t bothered the dragon, he had noticed her shivering. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother,” I said, sinking back into my bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he was a younger man, the freezing temperatures and piles of snow hadn’t bothered him so much, but last winter was too brutal. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And then Noah and Jax and Tyler want to play tag, and when Madge is it, she chases me, shoelace charms clink-plinking the whole time, which doesn’t bother me as much today. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was clear to me that he knew his days would soon be over, and he didn’t bother to be afraid for himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But something was bothering April, too—she was tired, had dark circles under her eyes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

No one bothers with the words of the mad, after all. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Bah, do not bother your mind about that wolf,” she laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or: “Your shoe is untied and it was bothering me, so why don’t you fix that and try it again.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I crumple up the rest of the napkin: no one, surely, will bother to smooth it out, to check if any is missing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dose of reality hidden in the impressive math exhibition was beginning to bother me, so I cut him off and asked him if he wanted to get another game going. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"You don't think Saint Michael, Archangel, is bothered by a little fire, do you?" she replies. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need people bothering us,” he said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, this bothered Alicia, but she knew there wasn’t much she could do about it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It bothers me to even look at it. It can’t support ten million people, and there they are. There they are, kidnapped from West Africa.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But if I am going to all the bother of writing stuff down, it may as well be the truth. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

For his first ten years at Yale he didn’t even bother to draw a salary. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bother to ask my mom and pop. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think losing the shark bothered Fred so much that he had to get out of Rockport, even for a day. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Henry shrugs, as if it doesn’t bother him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And this wintry weather bothered her too....She felt certain it was being caused by something more than just Diocletian’s scepter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“These kings never bother with the Sisters. Why should they? We are small and poor. And yet you’re here. Delivered to me by the storms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No one bothers to follow up with destiny, though. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was so confident he’d win, he didn’t feel like he needed to bother. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He even tried to walk on with the Cowboys in 1978, but they told him he was too slow and didn’t bother to give him a tryout. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manolo started joking about how if El Jefe gets disgusted with any one of them, he doesn’t even have to bother to send him to La Piscina to be fed to the sharks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why do I bother to lay down with you, old man?’ Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She knew where Peris lived from the one message he had bothered to send since turning pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Mrs. Salinger went on, “And I have already chosen the pairs, so don’t bother begging. In fact, don’t ask. The pairs are listed at the top of this sheet.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get to class. I doubt Brian will bother you again.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But he can’t stand to touch her—she doesn’t bother to clean herself, and there’s always a kid hanging off her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If I spent my life being bothered by what other people thought of me, I’d never get anything else done, would I? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother. We’re leaving soon anyway,” he says, closing the door behind him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t it bother me to slosh through the filthy water of the White River when hours earlier I’d found it intolerable to hear my stomach rumble? Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her mother was such a creature of habit that Izzy didn’t even bother to peek into her bedroom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Clearly he didn’t expect the truth from her, but why didn’t he at least bother to pretend otherwise? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for some letters that little Willy didn’t bother to read. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fair enough, even if it had taken them weeks to bother to fill her in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Not only did he feel safer there than in the middle of the room but also because the smell coming off the man was beginning to bother him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“So like Jesse. He hated to be a bother, and only wanted to make people smile. Especially you.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“That always bothered me when I was young. You must want to kill someone really badly to shoot a gold arrow at him. Why not just keep the gold and go home?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I hadn’t even bothered to look at it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

At first it didn’t bother me, but then I saw the movie. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Once we find him, we won't bother you for anything else. We appreciate all your cooperation so far. And you have my card. Please call me the second you see or hear from him." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You bet they communicate. And the next time they do come, you can be sure they’ll case the place carefully. We were lucky. These rats hadn’t been bothered for years. They’d grown careless.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had waited until I was humiliated before bothering to tell me she wouldn’t be coming that day. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“If somebody’s spotted us out here, we got a world of trouble, or if it rains — ” “Rain don’t bother me,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too nervous to bother explaining that one of my father’s vices had been his propensity for dirty limericks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know the radio bothered you so much. You never told me.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Well, don't bother copying that one. Twenty-three barrels of pickled cod, eighteen jars of fish oil, a cask of salt ..." "An inventory," Sam said, "or perhaps a bill of sale." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He never bothered with the serious side at all. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The thieves hadn’t bothered to take any of the herbs drying overhead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giving up, he lay back down, hoping no one would bother him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I had always been my father's favorite, and it seemed fitting I should take on a mourning my mother had never bothered with. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I feel antsy and strange—like I’m bothered by something, but I can’t remember what. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But why did Mom bother having three bookcases in here for just—Chess looked around—two books? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My parents didn’t appreciate the other coach’s comments about my weight any more than Aimee did, but they encouraged me not to let it bother me too much. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I smiled like always, but something about it bothered me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And I lay awake wondering if either one was bothered by it—the thought of those four graves.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

At about the time I no longer bothered to listen with care to the sounds of English in public, I grew careless about listening to the sounds family members made when they spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time people fill them with that blue Windex-y stuff, which is positively toxic—but every once in a while people can’t be bothered with the good stuff, and use water instead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“One look inside this box, and he’ll never bother you again.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why bother?” asked Tock, whose alarm suddenly began to ring. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah! It’s the wall I think that bothers me the most,” Manny continued. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Despite his own curiosity, Thomas didn’t bother trying to force his way through to get a look—the bodies were too tightly squeezed together. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

None of the other Champions nearby bothered to do anything, though Pelor paused for a moment before easing around Grave. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had never bothered to want anything that badly, for I knew it was no use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper hadn't bothered to tie up their hands. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before that numbers were hopelessly unreliable, and no one bothered to produce population figures for whole countries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Why bother to load us into a truck and take us somewhere else to kill us? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why did she have to come and bother just at this moment? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It might have bothered him at twelve years of age to be seen holding his mother’s hand, but he knew what would happen to her if he didn’t. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was actually quite happy, because it was only when he was requested to use his might that he felt he wasn’t a bother to everybody. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t respond, and nobody else bothered to. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It is a testament to Darwin’s scientific audacity that he was not particularly bothered by the prospect of human descent from apelike ancestors. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I was nine when I bothered my dad about love,” I say, looking through the postcards again at places in my own city I never visited. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do, it’s never good enough, so why bother? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something bothering you, princeling? You and Jude don’t get along after all?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Haiyi protested, not even bothering to wipe the liquid from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He told me, “That will bother you. We will take it off in six weeks.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother with contacts or actual clothes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At Cousin Eunice’s house, they were kept busy so they wouldn’t be a bother, couldn’t get in trouble. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn isn’t bad, either, even though she doesn’t bother practicing anymore. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

None of them bothered us, but their hollow eye sockets followed us as we walked down the hall, toward the big set of doors at the opposite end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The people of the Capitol are going nuts, showering us with flowers, shouting our names, our first names, which they have bothered to find on the program. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But if you weren’t going to help Shay, why did you bother finding a cure?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Grisha put it on, though the cold didn’t seem to be bothering her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell you where that peculiarity come from ’cause don’t neither Pap nor Ma get bothered by being around folk that’s smelling ripish. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Cain didn’t bother to hide his triumphant grin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But I thought we were already in your Uncle Andrew’s Other World or Other Place or whatever he called it. Didn’t you say—” “Oh bother Uncle Andrew,” interrupted Digory. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma didn’t seem to be bothered that we had just brought down the property values of the entire neighborhood by offering to host this rusted-out piece of garbage. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom doesn’t bother to wake me up on Thursday. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

You want an animal that is piqued, peeved, vexed, bothered, irked, annoyed—but not homicidal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother mentioning that I had manipulated the situation and that he now thought she was a klepto. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up and said very calmly, “How can you say that? You haven’t even bothered to open the front cover. Try it, you never know. The book may come to life before your eyes.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs to practice the Dvorak piece Professor Christie had assigned me, and to work out what was bothering me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was getting battered already, but it wasn’t bothering him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But if she didn’t intuitively get that I didn’t really want to work at a store where I couldn’t even fit into the clothes, then I didn’t want to bother explaining it to her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

No, the thing that was bothering Harry was that the last time his scar had hurt him, it had been because Voldemort had been close by. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ivy rested her head on Robin’s shoulder, hiccuping and not even bothering to wipe her face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother,” I told him, waving it off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No need to bother Dad—I didn’t want him to worry. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe they bothered her most, the sweet ones. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse us for bothering you, Professor, we didn’t know you were that busy.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His throat had begun to bother him; his voice had gone hoarse and reedy. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was not Benton Sage who was bothered by the conversation that night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the pain that bothered him; Harry was no stranger to pain and injury. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that. What bothers me is that I can’t put into words the way I feel.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

So Meggie had only the ginger cat who sometimes came visiting when it couldn't be bothered to compete with the dogs on the farm next door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Evan never bothered to look at the mail, but Jessie was always entering contests and expecting to win, so she flipped through the letters right away. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Here is what's really bothering him—I guess he found out about the kiss. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to lie because all the house servants knew. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I didn't mean to bother you while you had company." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“They offered to call him in jail and try to talk some sense into him, but I told them not to bother.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

They’d shaved off their eyebrows, but the hairs were growing back and they didn’t bother to pencil them any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even bother to take a deep breath. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t bother him that his name is never an option on key chains or metal pins or refrigerator magnets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody dropped an entire piece of cake on the floor and, it being Sing Sing, didn’t bother to pick it up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why bother with my dream that had no way of coming true? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It is official business,” Sass would say, taking it from the postman, “and nothing for you to bother about.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had not even bothered to scribble numbers on the back of a napkin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sure not going to bother her while she’s hurt like this.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, Khalil matters and not the stuff he did, but I can’t lie and say it doesn’t bother me or it’s not disappointing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

O'BRIEN Right, but Petrocelli didn't even bother with a lengthy cross-examination. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t thank you enough for saving Thorn. I promise my cubs will never bother you again. Isn’t that right?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The fact that she won’t ask bothers me more than I care to admit. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I threw a look at Jay, but he wasn’t bothered like I was. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It's too close to dawn to bother trying to get back to sleep. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Camp outside town and no one will bother you so long as you don’t start any fights or wander off with anything that isn’t yours.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If they were going to vote it down, why did they even bother? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to bother you, sir, but I have a message for you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I can only imagine. And Rosa was even worse—we didn’t even bother trying.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Patriot militiamen would come through Redding, and usually the officers would come into the tavern for a mug of beer, but they never bothered anybody, they just went away again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here he comes,” she announced to Rahel, not bothering to lower her voice. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then without changing her tone she called to her son, “And get upstairs here, you. I’ll learn you to bother me when I’m taking a nap.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t think it was something to bother you with at the time—or Mom. You know how she got when I’d come to her with stuff.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He didn't bother no one or nothing like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to bother calling me that.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She had drifted through every grade like that, never bothering to get to know anyone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No one from the Elizabeths bothered with treasure hunting anymore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing that jarred and bothered me when she came in the Store was her voice. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone bothered him while he was imagining this, he would get annoyed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That’ll keep people from bothering us about when you play next,” he said. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will admit that my inside-out sock was bothering me, but all I had besides school clothes were running shorts, sweats, and my new swim trunks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Most people didn’t even bother looking at our table. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you know, why bother to ask me?” said Mary Poppins sniffing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

That gun could always make folks stand away and think twice before bothering him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Far from grand but not too horrible, either, like a pebble underneath your sock that’s not quite large enough to bother removing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was so hot, I didn’t bother changing into dry clothes, just kept dousing myself whenever I got too sweaty. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why they need to take the treasure box with them, Scoob isn’t sure, but he doesn’t bother asking. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The boys bother us no more and we wear our shoes with the rubber tires the few weeks to Easter when the St.Vincent de Paul Society gives us the gift of boots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I asked Mrs. Donnelly about it, but the subject really seemed to bother her. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It was named The Salmon because of the fishmonger next door but when the fishmonger shut down no one bothered to change the name. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, does what I told you bother you?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So many of the demons Waterside didn’t bother with the proper costume. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Mercy, Miss Gilly, I can rest in heaven. In the meantime, it is human company that I treasure. It won’t bother you if I just sit here, will it? I promise not to make suggestions.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The man must have been too busy fishing to bother to answer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

El Jefe does not bother to look up as we enter. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they bothered to look closely, they’d see me farther above; they were peering straight at me, though their vision was focused a yard closer. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A 4-F card came to me in the mail, and I never heard from the Army anymore, and never bothered to ask why I was rejected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t need to bother that man,” Will said when they had walked past. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it doesn’t bother me a bit,” he responded cheerfully to everyone who came to him with sympathy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Colonel and I said nothing, while a bunch of people who didn’t know Alaska extolled her virtues and professed to be devastated, and at first, it bothered me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to bother with that,” my father said, relishing the moment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No wonder no one bothered to have me practice. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"The first horse did bother me," Cohn said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Until that point, no one from the campaign had bothered to travel with me or show up for my events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, okay? And you can always talk to me if you want. Is something bothering you?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“He likes attention. He likes to bother you. He likes to play hit you, play fight with you. Like, ‘Leave me alone! The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was so late, so cold, one was so tired, that it would be much easier to lie down in a sleeping-bag in the lee of the sledge and not bother with the tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And if you want you can go to the cafeteria during my vincristine push if the throwing up will bother you. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The possibility no longer bothered me as it once had. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the heads turn to look at me; others don’t bother, but everyone who can’t sleep has similar glazed-over, red-rimmed eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Leo shooed them away as if they were bothering him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So while the interview bothers me, it doesn’t bother me that much. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“One good thing about the ski crowd,” she remarked, “they may track in snow, but they don’t bother to drip-dry a lot of clothes and clutter up the bathrooms.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother with it. Forget it. That’s the best thing you can do. Go back wherever you came from. Don’t even think about it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She prided herself on not needing any help, and I guessed needing some now bothered her almost as much as the pain. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In that way the three of them continued living without bothering each other. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Sorry if he bothered you,” he said, herding the one I’d returned back to the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The aunties always bother Mom about getting married. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And no pirate was like to bother a poleboat moving downstream. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She figured that what Katie didn’t know couldn’t possibly bother her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that his conscience bothers him. Or that he feels any compelling kind of moral outrage. He thinks he’s been somehow wronged by the whole business.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Night was the best time,- no one ever bothered her at night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But they needn’t have bothered What he was thinking about was the bottle in his wardrobe, and he disappeared at once into his bedroom and locked the door. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And any time you’re bothered about anything, come and see me. Let’s talk it over.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was not to be bothered in any way, and was allowed free run of the estate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“If there’s anything that’s bothering you, you can come to us.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She did not bother to take off her nylons or her shoes that she says are more comfortable than clouds. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother objecting to her makeover attempts anymore. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The difference in their stations had never bothered her before; in the Wood, when they were alone, she could imagine that they were at the same level. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was always best to ignore them unless they bothered you. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced down at her clothing—black pants and a thin white button-down—and Pearl understood suddenly: this was her work uniform; she’d left work without even bothering to change. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s Holly that’s in danger, not I. Why bother about me?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept looking at the picture and wondering why this one bothered Momma so much. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sorry to bother you, but I really need to know about Great-Uncle Jim’s Buff Orpington hen. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You used to tell me that when I was little, Mama. And it scared me to death. But it doesn’t bother me at all now.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is probably such a tiny thing bothering you, we could clear it up at once, and everything would be quite all right again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It may also be the last town in these United States of America where nobody bothers much about locked doors or wondering where their kids are. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even his favorite model cars, lined up on the shelves in the corner, bothered him today. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But if he is so ugly and mean, maybe I shouldn’t bother with him.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was pride in her voice, but I saw that something was bothering her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wasn’t allowed to call her father and bother him with this nonsense. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to bother you with the details, but you deserve to know,” he told me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t even bother nodding because I will and he knows it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bo heads for the kitchen and doesn’t bother turning around as his friends call for him to come back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Something eaten in Paris had not gone down properly, but he told me not to be bothered. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Sister Mukumbu wasn’t bothered by our giggling or by Hirohito’s sighing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I say no, will you come closer?” he retaliates, not bothering to hide his grin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was very old, every organ in his body had long since betrayed him, and most of his important decisions regarding Florin had a certain arbitrary quality that bothered many of the leading citizens. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Eating the grubs and larvae cuts down on bugs and parasites—in this case, tiny organisms that live on or in the cow—that would bother the cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

His friend Wacker came racing round in his carriage, so excited that he was shouting out his news without even bothering to get out of the carriage and go indoors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was as loud as a hundred car wrecks happening all at once, but no one, including me, even bothered to look in its direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The colored rest rooms, they didn’t bother with them, seemed like they hardly ever cleaned them for us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he has no notion of the future, or does not bother or dare to imagine it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Dr. Luce. But could I bother you a minute?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You volunteer at a burial society. I’d think that this wouldn’t bother you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

What American university would bother to give a scholarship to such a loser? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, neither of us had bothered to find out. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you bother to plant the seeds?” a voice sneered from behind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I could sense everybody taking a step back as I cruised by, could hear the halls go quiet, but it didn’t really bother me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t he know how goofy he looks? but it never seemed to bother him in the least. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to bother my parents because they have enough to worry about, but I’m so hungry and tired of eating nothing but tortillas and eggs. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The last time someone told me he wouldn’t bother me, he walked in and beat the skin off my back.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A group of ewes grazed among the rocks as though they couldn’t be bothered to watch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Half the time you don’t even bother locking it. You’re probably hoping someone’ll flog it so you can collect the insurance.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t I just tell you, she said she didn’t care that I didn’t have money, what bothered her was that I had no vision of how to get it.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Since the King would not agree to this, the necessary legislation, the Militia Ordinance of 1642, was passed without bothering with the detail of getting the King’s signature. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother me that the apartment was in a rough neighborhood; we’d always lived in rough neighborhoods. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bike made a racket, but Angelo claimed it didn’t bother the pigs and would allow us to cover a lot more ground than we could on foot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I feel like I should know this, but realize I never bothered to ask. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t shaking, wasn’t really bothered at all by the impending fallout. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The milk left a moon crescent on the darkness of her upper lip, which she didn’t bother to wipe away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took him a little while, as my father had not bothered to mention the majority of the baron’s titles such as the Viscount of Montrone and Lord of Trelliston. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But I want to know what happened. Which one bothered you?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without bothering to put on clothes, we opened up Cudn Rachel’s picnic and ate, sitting on the mossy creek bank with our feet cooling in the water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I kept myself to myself most of yesterday and Jen and Ellen purty much give up trying to get me to be friendly, so I fret and chop and clean without no one bothering me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"About that. As a matter of fact you needn't bother to ascertain. I ascertained. They're real." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The way everyday concerns didn’t bother him, the rules he followed that weren’t the normal rules for heroes, all of that—made him interesting. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For a while it had been enough just to bother Dorothy Gruzik, enough to hear the laughter of himself and his pals. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Vincent admits that he hasn’t bothered with clothes or appearances at all recently. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As Frank had said, I did not have to bother my head about anything. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He cut me off, “Let’s talk about that up front here, French. No need to bother everyone.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They both remembered thinking that it must have been obvious to anyone who bothered to look. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I study my French and try not to bother him too much while he prepares the next day’s lessons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother telling Mom she should have said something in private instead of in front of the whole office. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to bother you. Just tell me, is the storm going to be bad?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ess was bothered a bit by the bees at first, and ran around waving her arms in the air whenever one landed on her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The gnats that were fierce down in the grove didn’t bother us at the top of Listening Rock; the breeze kept them away from our faces. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Officials from the state of Mississippi, where the boy had been murdered, did not even bother to clean up the body of Emmett Till. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I bother talking to you, girl,” Santa sighed hoarsely. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothered me even more that I cared. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If the cracked teeth or blood was bothering him, he didn’t show it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Never had Johnny seen Rab so bothered about anything as he was over his inability to get himself a good modern gun. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If a friend texts and says, Til be at a party later,’ and you don’t pick up the text until tomorrow, you may as well not have bothered to pick up the phone.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If you lie awake nights worrying about this one, don’t bother. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you get to bed. I don’t want you bothering her. I told you I’d get you a good colt. Get along now.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

During class, it didn’t seem as if anything was bothering Mrs. Baker at all. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He sucked languidly, one bone after another, and did not bother to tone down the slurpy sounds his mouth made. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not necessarily . . .” She didn’t even bother finishing, knowing what I’d said was true. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She feels The Taker’s body behind hers and it doesn’t bother her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But Roosevelt’s leg hadn’t been bothering him lately. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was bothered by the people who cheered him in neighboring villages, and he imagined that they were the same cheers they gave the enemy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For example, he had not bothered to hide the receipt for the shawl, leaving it, along with change emptied from his pocket, on top of the bureau they share. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The color line no longer bothered C.P., but there remained the far less visible but just as substantial line of class separating himself from people like Howard Clement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked if his stomach was bothering him, and he said no, that he just couldn’t believe he was out of the Nam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Terrorists didn’t bother with Phoenix. New York is great.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He shouldn’t have bothered; the boy was absorbed in his phone again, thumbs and fingers doing a furious dance on the keyboard. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Without bothering to examine the blood-caked cuts that she could see all over his head and shoulders, Mama started unwinding the strips of cloth from around his body. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them bothered to watch the lame rabbit as he limped back by the way he had come. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The terrible foul odor of the dungeon did not bother Mig. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come now, Captain. Why bother with the charade? You told me about it yourself.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Do not bother me with small questions, Louisiana,” she said in her new disturbing voice. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bother to kill the engine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Let them go as fast as they want. They don’t bother me and I don’t bother them. This is America, a free country, no?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Small gestures, to be sure, but suddenly Joe recognized them for what they were, gestures of respect, and they bothered him a little. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t mind the misspelling of her name that much, but it bothered her when reporters had a lot to say about her appearance. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We walk back to the classroom and nobody—I swear!—bothers us. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

If we were alone, I would ask why I can’t be here when she talks to them, or why she bothered to bring me in when I could have stood guard outside the whole time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her children acted as if this eating were a bother. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley does not even bother to think about the fact that I am wearing a translator when it rasps to its spawn, “Sorry, Danielle. It’s so awkward when they beg.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I thought of Ob, this particular cold morning, not even bothering to fix his usual cup of cocoa when he got out of bed. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The obvious problem, which the seller didn’t bother to point out in the auction listing, was that these codes were useless unless you already had access to the company intranet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There were fleas in the straw, though she couldn't see why a few more would bother her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The moral aspects of the military blockade as a weapon in times of peace had been bothering me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

After all, he’d seen something in you that I hadn’t bothered to notice. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Connelly hadn’t informed James about Michael’s loss as his employer never bothered over routine fluctuations in the hands, but Terrance’s curiosity had made it a problem. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As he sat in the corner, Mama wouldn’t sit so close that it bothered him, but she would sit about ten feet away, with her knees folded under herself, waiting in case he needed her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I hope to God the white people didn’t bother him,” she said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tonists, who must have been used to all sorts of travel, weren’t bothered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“He kept the children from bothering her when she was little.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stop & Shop never bothered to reopen the branch. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For some reason, it doesn't bother me that he said that. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He wouldn’t bother”—Matt stepped very carefully over this point—“if I wasn’t going to live very long.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at her, speechless, at last comprehending what was really bothering her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing Doreen ever bawled me out about was bothering to get my assignments in by a deadline. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Mistletoe, eh? Well, truth to tell, I wouldn’t have bothered with that either. Much too weedy.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Fishing’s fishing. Let ’em fish and don’t bother me neither. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother listening to them, but texted Tab instead: Bridge: U OK? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And since he hadn’t bothered to learn Unseen, he could almost be forgiven for thinking so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I blew by them because I couldn’t imagine Jules sitting there with them, and as the guys continued to call my name, I didn’t bother looking back or answering. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a feeling that had been growing on me, and bothering me more each day since he first began to recover. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After all, the boys walked barefoot, and it didn’t bother them. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But now I’m too focused on the golden doorknob—the only thing on the house with any luster left—to be bothered by it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Reporters are always bothering Father, and she wants peace and quiet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He was still involved with the legal system and was always under the threat of being institutionalized again if somebody bothered to check on him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

What bothered her even more, however, was that William had leapfrogged her when it came to ability, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When he had approached the duke about Verin’s death, he hadn’t seemed bothered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He tries to act like he’s not even interested in school, like there’s no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan never even bothered to come to the hospital. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is now noon. The interrogation will be at seven. Don’t bother preparing for it. You can’t withhold information while under the influence of truth serum.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a big guy. It doesn’t bother me.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It bothered me intensely that he should be repeating the information about the cows. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt heat rush into his face, but he was pleased it didn’t bother him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The overhead light shining in his face didn’t bother him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered that it was Sunday, and that bothered me: I don’t like Sundays. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I suspected that wouldn’t bother him at all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother, Amir. Just remember what I said.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the hall light was flooding the bedroom, but I couldn’t be bothered getting up and turning it off. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The school’s long-term goals for students were implicit in what teachers never bothered to teach. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They sat there, Rob’s mom holdin’ back tears, and my folks didn’t even bother to show up. / should be the one dead, not Rob. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided not to bother with the food coloring this time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t make any sense,” Benji said instantly—not even bothering to think about it for five seconds. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next day her brother paid him a visit and he never bothered her again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I said it had nothing to do with them—I hadn’t been there to bother them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ursus didn’t bother to reply, but took Kepler’s praise out of context and published it as a kind of endorsement of some of his own work—which, as it happens, was critical of Tycho. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I dreaded the thought of the night ahead, but not for the reasons one might expect—that I was worried about the police, or that my conscience bothered me, or anything of the sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

No one would bother me for a while. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Just as it bothers me her room isn’t pink anymore. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, my mom would introduce me to people as the youngest child, and it bothered me deeply. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He never bothered to check up on it, and now he calls my mother whenever there’s a problem, which means he actually calls Kate because Mom never bothers to check voicemail. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Good,” his grandfather replied, not bothering to hide the relief in his voice. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Penelope took the card from him without bothering to look at it, since her eyes were suddenly blurry with tears, and this time not from the smoke. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It made her seem strange to the other colored residents, she knew, but seeming strange had not bothered her for a long time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

First of all, I knew Jennifer was not going to bother trying to teach the Baker girls anything, and I probably wouldn't either. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mostly, nobody bothered to find out where insects came from. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No one bothered to take much heed of him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could help them get to Arizona, or maybe West Texas, and after a while maybe the patrols won't bother searching for them anymore. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It never bothered me that we hardly went out. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Think about it, Ekon. Why would Adiah bother to hold all the splendor inside of her body to protect Lkossa’s people, if she was just going to go around killing its citizens anyway?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was a bother to be stopped on the road in a Free State when the lost property turned out to have a silver tongue. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I realized with sudden certainty that Ambrose had finally taken steps to ensure I would never bother him again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I scrolled to the bottom of the contract without bothering to read it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“But he can run across just about anything. Water, vertical surfaces, small mountains—none of that bothers him.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

One pretends to be a tiger and jumps straight through the paper screen, tackling his opponent without bothering to see what he was posing as. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as they ate the cake, they could all feel it: Jimmy Zizmo’s soul was leaving the earth and entering heaven, where it couldn’t bother them anymore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He handed the salesman the money—all of it—without even bothering to count. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"But why bother to disguise himself from me?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one problem—no one had bothered to consult with President Thieu. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It’s still six days until Christmas, but no one’s bothered to water it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was only my dad, and he didn’t like when I bothered him when he was on his treadmill, but I didn’t really have a choice. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boy died the same way, only Rob didn’t bother to even take his hood off before he ended his life. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was so content she almost didn’t bother to sneer at them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked white and tired and Francie decided not to bother her any more. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not bother to grope inside it this time, but used another Summoning Charm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I asked him hadn’t his headquarters bothered to brief him—that my attitudes and beliefs were changed? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my ankle is rather bothering me, you see, and I would like to rest here a moment. I suppose that if Raizel prefers to walk on ahead, provided she keeps at an appropriate distance...” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Prince selected the location—the farthest corner of the castle grounds, away from everything, so the roars wouldn’t bother the servants—but the Count designed the entrance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished my Trial, I felt so sure of my answers that I didn't even bother to watch them grade it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Actually, they seemed more interested in me than in anything else; I was not bothered by their attentions and parried all of their questions blithely until the\\' at last grew rather personal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that the yellow chintz armchair in the living room clashed with the blue-and-maroon Turkish carpet no longer bothered her. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He spent nearly every moment of his waking life in that damp basement caring for the hopeless people no one else would bother with. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All right; English pronunciation is crazy. But all I want of French is to be able to read it. Can you help me with that—and not bother about the pronunciation?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun sank and the evening came down, but it was a long time before I bothered to light the lamp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some are, but others take place silently, as Boyle says, without anyone bothering to write confutations of the old theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When he demands to use a telephone, the guards don’t bother to laugh. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Beneath it all, he was worried that perhaps the elfin knights had come to collect his friend—and that Spurge hadn’t even bothered to say good-bye. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t speak much to any person and nothing seemed to bother him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I no longer bothered to jerk back my leg. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s amazing how something so tiny can bother me so bad. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother looking for it in the dumpsters either,” Mom said with this real gloating smirk. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The ebony hounds’ ears were erect, though they didn’t seem to be bothered by the stillness. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for not living up to your absurd expectations, Papa. Don’t you have anyone else to bother?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

During her long captivity, her gaolers had not oft bothered with even that simple courtesy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t complain about that outright, but it’s bothering him, and it adds to the tension already there about the move, the business venture, the finances. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I am so tired by the end of each day that sometimes I fall into bed without bothering to take off my shoes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have dared to bother the man who could do what he did with “Daydream” by asking him for fifteen cents. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No ropes held them either, but they didn’t bother to jerk and squirm. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He will fall to smoking cigarette after cigarette, not bothering to extinguish them, and the glowing stubs will lie around on the ground like petals. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I knew how much it bothered me until I hear myself telling him off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Conrad stormed through the door, laughing and shouting and bothering us, babbling so fast that some of his words were garbled. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her pens rolled onto the carpeted floor, but she didn’t bother picking them up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember the circumstances exactly, whether I couldn’t find a babysitter that day or whether I’d even bothered to try. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

What bothers me most is that I haven’t got to the end of my story, and I can’t start over with someone else, it’s too hard. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil was passable, with the storm breaking up the fleet, and Aeneas finally coming to land, and the gods bothering and fussing at each other. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“We do not want to be bothered by anyone,” one of the boys said in a deep voice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The train depot was so small I wondered if trains ever bothered stopping there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t come home until well after dinner, and I didn’t bother leaving my room to talk with her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my backpack, not bothering to put my books in it, and hurried to his locker, the weight of the books pressing against my achy chest. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

That left the green skirt without a blouse, which bothered Callie. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He likes that she doesn’t bother to pull the billfold out of her jeans, that she allows him to buy them for her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was just more cynical than the rest of us; stealing did not bother him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was part of her cleverness, because others in her fortunate situation might have taken it entirely for granted and not bothered comparing themselves with others. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, his nightmares didn’t bother him as much. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was confused about why that would bother him now that he was free. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“That didn’t bother you when I was in Eight. Or Two, for that matter,” I counter. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, “Oh, I’m sure I do, that is, I’m sure I approve of the menus, just order what you like, Mrs. Danvers, you needn’t bother to ask me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Here was the thing that soon began to bother her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was a big bother for me and his cell-mate, because it meant I had to keep the bolt on the cell deadlocked all the time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He removed his spectacles, studied their mud-spotted lenses, and set them on the desk without bothering to clean them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you’re not!” she says, walking right in without bothering to ask. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t even an accurate insult, and it bothered me that it was so lazy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The going’s easy, anyway—half as far now the field’s been cut. Don’t bother about cover—just run in the open. Keep with me, though. I’ll go as fast as I can.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ben refused to even read what she had written; flirtations with sacrilege bothered him deeply. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twig’s embarrassed about her name, so she doesn’t bother correcting anyone. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But don’t bother. Hell, it wouldn’t be fair. You against that poor little puny thing.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She batted her lashes as though bothered by something in the air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and other flavors smeared their mouths as they shoveled down spoonful after spoonful, not even bothering to acknowledge his presence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I rolled the last ball and walked away without bothering to see where it landed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Fat chance! He never bothers me in the evenings! He’s usually working late in the studio or off at an art show somewheres. It was a cinch.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I could feel small flies land on me and was distantly aware of mosquitoes drilling the air around my ears, they’d stopped bothering me much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like nothing has ever bothered her in her life. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

No matter how high-handed he sounds giving advice or how much he bothers me, I would be a fool not to listen. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it bothered him having a camera in her room; it seemed almost like spying. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And if they’re rich enough, they can’t be bothered to rent it out, so at any given time, maybe one in five of the cliffside homes in Laguna Beach are vacant. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

After my father died, Bill no longer called, wrote, or bothered to check up on her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Somehow I couldn't get the needed urgency into my words, and beneath it all something about Rinehart bothered me, darted just beneath the surface of my mind; something that had to do with me intimately. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is most curious to see that you have so much time on your hands that you are able to simply wander about this house bothering others with gratuitous comments.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The ‘mystery’ of Seabiscuit,” wrote David Alexander, “seems to have been bothering a lot of the boys here to the point of a nervous breakdown.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t bother to tell me until I was fourteen that I was expected to pay him back for all of it.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I don’t feel like being bothered, and I’m sure she can tell by the scowl I got on my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper didn’t even think they were enough of a threat to bother with killing them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it does bother me,” he says, “but only peripherally. It’s like a buzzing fly, you know? Annoying, but not actually life-threatening.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There Neylan asked Panofsky superciliously, “Young man, what is bothering you?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On Trigonometry and Tears, there was a character named Rishon, who really bothered me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My mother looks at me, not bothering to keep her optimistic expression hidden. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It bothers me a little that Dylan is hogging the praise. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When they came out in the morning and saw what I’d done, no one was especially bothered except the priests. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer replied, not wanting to be bothered and already not liking this kid. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“His name is Max. Which you’d know if you’d bothered to be here on time. You even missed the announcement of the grand prize.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t even bother to change out of my dirty, blood-covered clothing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nhamo didn’t know what imprinting was and she didn’t bother her head about it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

George didn’t bother arguing over who did the finding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

But his mannered English bothered her as she got older, because it was costume, his shield against insecurity. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why this always freaked me out a bit: maybe because anything to do with my ears bothers me a lot. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

At the Big Top Mall, no one bothers with iron shackles. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Reading the letters, I was alternately thrilled that so many people had bothered to write and sunk low by such overwhelming evidence of Britain’s stupidity and indifference. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

She seems distracted, so as they walk down a quieter passage away from the courtyard, Celia asks if anything is bothering her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She walked to the water jug, not saying a word to Nox as she poured herself a glass and didn’t bother to offer him one. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long story,” I said, not bothering to explain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Now, tell me which one bothered you. Don’t be afraid. Nobody’s going to hurt you,” Mr. Crane said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colored pencils fall off my lap, scattering and rolling across the floor, but I don’t bother with them. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole situation with the roses was really bothering me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She turned inward over the next week and acted as if she wasn't bothered about a thing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The thatch roof and cracked unpainted walls bothered Ugwu, but not as much as the cavernous pit latrine in the outhouse with a rusting zinc sheet drawn across it to keep flies out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The floor was cold beneath the thin soles of her shoes, but she was used to the cold; it no longer bothered her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They’re doing more errands for us now and showing more of an interest in our troubles, though we certainly shouldn’t bother them with our woes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Poor Leslie will have to clean up the mess in her room tomorrow morning—I can’t be bothered to figure out where everything goes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"It never used to bother me before. I wasn't even nervous last night. Something just...happened. I couldn't remember a single word." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They still did not bother to stop for stop signs, but they went past them slowly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, it’s been bothering me a little and as long as we’re stuck. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, let’s go with flammable. Anyway, that line from the prophecy bothers me: To storm or fire the world must fall.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

These cadavers were so unhuman-looking they didn't bother me a bit. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The bartender doesn’t bother to check my age. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Byrd doesn’t seem bothered by the fact that only one wall has windows. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad don’t even bother unwrapping their sandwiches or ripping open bags of chips. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I write: Why bother with that smelly bathroom if no one else cares about it? The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

While Candice and her mother filled out forms for their library cards, Brandon bolted up the stairs to the children’s section, not bothering to wait for them. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Funny, but he had never been bothered by Tyger’s shallow nature before. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But this time Jam could see how Pet’s presence was bothering her, how Bitter needed to go and handle that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“By the certainty of Saint Paul, they are gone. They’ll never bother you again.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, don’t bother,” I said, trying to keep anger out of my voice. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as Courtney Cooper’s best friend of over a decade, I can see in the set of his jaw and his slightly narrowed eyes—it bothers him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“They never bothered me, though one almost stepped on me by accident once.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“If your father ever bothered to take you fishing, you wouldn’t have forgotten everything I taught you.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

My knitting basket is one of the few things I bothered to unpack when I moved here. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Tripping over a dead limb, I sprawled through the darkness and didn’t bother to get up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lisa, sorry to bother you, but we have an issue up front.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It left the oarsmen sitting more upright at the end of the stroke, ready to slide forward and begin the next stroke more quickly and with less fuss and bother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The tradition had carried on to the Caribbean—the Haitians would march in wild circles with the coffin so that the spirit wouldn’t be able to find its way back home to bother everybody. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But there is something about the drowning naval soldier that bothers Helmuth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When you had it, you had it—and you didn’t bother too much about where it came from. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It still bothered Thomas how Chuck had smiled when breaking the news about Ben being Banished. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mary didn’t bother with their squabbling—her attention was on Alicia. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the headmaster had even bothered talking to him about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The baby voice doesn’t bother me as much as the words themselves. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Also, the basketball boys didn’t bother me, not once all morning. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t have a place, the Mansion Hotel on Fifty-third doesn’t cost too much. And they don’t bother you about luggage if you pay in advance.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It never bothered me before tonight, because I guess I’m used to it and I’ve never expected it be any other way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Why bother to make music when the silence and wind are so much larger? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma entertained us with reading or checkers and chess so we wouldn’t bother Mother as she studied for her night-school exams. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not enough jail-space for all the drunks so why bother with a few? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I'm so surprised I don't bother to deny it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to be bothered by my being there, so I just watched. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of the women don’t even bother coming in from the dormitory.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They might decide that it wasn’t worth the drive back to retrieve me; that, like Quixote the cat, I was a bother and a burden they could do without. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’d just smile and say, “Oh, I don’t want to bother you while you dine,” and he’d use a word for “dine” that means being a little lazy in the middle of the day. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

On the day of departure I asked a question that had been bothering me all along. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I laughed, he said, “If you’re not going to make a mess when you eat ribs, you may as well not bother.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Flying doesn’t bother me; the hour in the car with Charlie, though, I was a little worried about. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to tuck in my shirttail or find suspenders. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn't tell him about the handwriting, which bothered me most of all. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mama would boil vinegar on the stove later to get rid of the fish smell, but Daddy don’t bother about the smell in our apartment. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

My voice actually cracks, making it clear to both of us that the stupid article bothers me more than I let on. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That bothered him, but not as much as these quirky strangers noticing it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The disappearance of his grandmother’s dresses, hats, sewing machine, and gardening books didn’t bother Clayton. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“How could we bother about flying birds when so few of us own cars?” he had said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smart one—the dark one—bothered her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I even started getting into zombie apocalypse stuff, and none of it ever bothered me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But something else bothered him - a cold sense of foreboding, as if he hadn’t heard the worst news yet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The silence of the door closing bothered Nathan, because it seemed like Uncle Jet was hiding something. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

CBS didn’t even bother promoting All in the Family before its first season. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I force myself to nod, wondering why the words bother me so. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They didn’t even bother to tell us we were grounded. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m already a kicked-wide, open-souled mess; would prefer not to add hot and bothered to the mix, especially since—hello!—he still has a girlfriend. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But Amá says no without even bothering to look at me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Here's a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions: If you don't bother them, they won't bother you. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It had been bothering Seven for quite some time that they couldn’t seem to find anything about those Spares of ’65. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘You are always badgering me about my ring; but you have never bothered me about the other things that I got on my journey.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

What bothered him more was that, without the hydroponics idea to keep him busy, Dad barely left the farm for the rest of the winter. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I like to died when he asked that, but Jackie wasn’t one bit bothered. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I sit on the porch swing later, not even bothering to push it, and listen to the table being set inside. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know why he and Tyrone bother coming to school. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence still flows from her, still bothers me, like it’s ready to swallow up the whole world and me with it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don't bother suggesting Prim learn to hunt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then, as our drinks were placed before us, Brother Jack came alive, his mood changing as though in the instant he had settled whatever had been bothering him and felt suddenly free. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet bothered her even more than the smell or the heat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it should bother me that he was following me; instead I felt a strange surge of pleasure. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t say as much, but after a little while, I did get to where the smell didn't bother me no more. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trina didn’t bother, obviously having come to the same conclusion as Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure which possibility bothered him more. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Benji’s dad didn’t even bother to read it before he signed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I lost my son a week ago,” she said, and she didn’t bother wiping her tears away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His rheumatism must have been bothering him because he was slightly hunched over and was keeping an eye on Mr. van Daan with an agonized expression on his face. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The structures in it are mostly hollow—the chateau, the cathedral, the market—but why bother to smash them all when one is missing, the very house he needs? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Add two and zero and you get two; it is as if you never bothered to add the numbers in the first place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Usually, Alex and I compete to see who can get the highest grade, and when I lose, it really bothers me, but not today. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We don’t bother much with the formalities anymore when we greet each other; we smile and move off, in tandem, traveling smoothly along our daily track. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But something about the tone of his voice bothered me, and I pulled out of my dive and swung my mech back around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

New Guineans old and young routinely eat mice, spiders, frogs, and other small animals that peoples elsewhere with access to large domestic mammals or large wild game species do not bother to eat. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not bothering to wait for an answer, I flipped open the pamphlet Mr. Hanson had tucked in with my purchases. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, she shot a worried look at the door, but the teashop man didn’t bother us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t even bothered to visit the jellies exhibit. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Isabella and I pretend it doesn’t bother us, but I’m sure it hurts Is’s feelings just like mine. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The pencil woman cleared her throat, but this time she didn’t bother looking at the paper in front of her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard the commotion at his door, he didn't bother to get up to open it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Anything else bother you about my dress I could take off?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine that: washed by Dee’s soft hands, dipped in chocolate and left in the freezer, where no one bothers you for an hour and a half. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He is not certain which option bothers him more: involving Isobel in the game or relinquishing the one relationship in his life that has not been dictated for him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t bother to correct her, though, did he?” said Amos Diggory, loudly enough for Harry to hear as he started to walk out of the door with Mrs. Weasley and Bill. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I guess I always thought we could be friends, if either of us had bothered to try. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t he know how goofy he looks? but it never seemed to bother him in the least. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothered him when Tom made a lightning shift like that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I said this: “Dad, I’ve been bothered about something somebody said to me a few days ago.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

What most bothered me, however, was the isolation reading required. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the paper never identified this statement as rumor and never bothered to retract it either. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was just him; I didn’t let it bother me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esther was so tiny, she could barely see over the steering wheel; but that didn’t seem to bother her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"They have swords too, big longswords, and they showed me how to kill people who bother me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Is your family keeping well? Your mother is not too bothered by her headaches, I hope?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was a kid in his class who used to bother him a lot. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lower your voice, boy! We don’t want one of those policemen outside the door to start bothering us. Now if you could add another letter, you could have monkey, and then there’s panel...and vines!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even bother to find out the truth—what kind of friend is that? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We wonder at this special attention, and Papa begs Don Manuel not to go to so much bother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today I finally managed to ask him whether my chatter bothered him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The front of the cage had a slot for the name of the inhabitant, but no one had bothered to use it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Santa Sofía de la Piedad never seemed bothered by that lowly position. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He held me away from his body, gingerly, supporting all my weight with just his arms — it didn’t seem to bother him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Naima asked eagerly, not bothering to wonder if the question was rude. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t bothered to turn on the overhead light, and that was soothing, too—just sitting in the dark. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had grown quite fond of the toothless Señora, who no longer bothered with the formality of dentures at all during their lessons. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He found pleasure in the new respect in the driver’s eyes, jumping out to open the door although Richard told him not to bother. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She also pretended their cigarette smoke didn’t bother her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder tiredly what could ever bother someone as laid-back as Ritchie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t even bother with a fake smile, or an “Are you lost?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The lights were dimmed, and Moss couldn’t bother to get up to make them brighter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ghosts, dreams,” she’ll say, disgusted, thinking I’m too crazy to bother with. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Don't mean to bother you on a Saturday...I was wondering if you’d mind going by the dorm to check on Justyce. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Trey? Sorry to bother, but Sal needs your help with something up front.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She seemed like such a sniveling, cowardly fool that no one bothered about her until there were only a handful of contestants left. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

At that moment, it wasn’t even Lettie’s bullying that was bothering me, not on its own. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh! I don’t know. Let me alone; you bother me.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here they come already, unless I’m much mistaken. Straight down the open track, too! Not bothered about keeping hidden, are they? What a rate they’re going!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace didn’t bother to wait for a response. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Are Dalian residents bothered by working for the Japanese, whose government has still never formally apologized for what the wartime Japanese government did to China? The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Why was Washington bothering with one of New Jersey’s many Tories? George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later when my friends asked what happened, I didn’t even bother to explain. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rationally I knew that the dead boy could not bother me, but he had become alive for me in a way that I could not dismiss. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t be bothered to get up and turn off the light. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Who would bother about a few straws if I burned them? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji didn't bother trying his on and just dumped them in the cart. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The creature didn’t bother itself with ghosts but knocked Minya to the ground like a toy to a kitten, and pinned her there, one metal hoof pressing on her chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But up until then, maybe I hadn’t realized how much it bothered him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t bother to tell him that he should not be sorry, that he is not responsible for any of those things. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Full disclosure: I’m not used to girls not paying me any attention, and it’s bothering me a lot that Rae’s into Jupe instead of me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

This time, I didn’t bother to take a piece of firewood down to east beach. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would think he’d be used to this by now, but it was kind of cool that it still bothered him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was something in the back of his mind bothering him; he never forgot things, not important things, and he didn’t forget this either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Half of the students didn’t even bother to open their books and simply took up the conversations they were previously having. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“No respect. Ludo Bagman shook off Fred and George fairly quickly, however, and, spotting Harry, waved and came over to their table. “I hope my brothers weren’t bothering you, Mr. Bagman?” said Percy at once. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Neither of them bothered to point out that baseball teams cost way more than five million dollars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d think they could bother to make the questions a little more interesting. ‘ Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stormed out, not even bothering to close the door behind him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised at how much it bothers me to say it out loud. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nathan said, not even bothering to hide how annoyed he sounded. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was sure that what small pride I had was buried deep, for it seldom bothered me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fling open the door to Vivienne’s room without bothering to knock. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it was that big of a deal and I said, “No bother, sir.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps I’m kidding myself and it was the idea of possibly being sent there that bothered me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew it! Don’t even bother to come,” she says coldly and hangs up the phone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Still, even with him, I didn’t bother mentioning anything about the weird musical shiver under the tree that morning. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Charley raised his head and roared a warning without bothering to get to his feet. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb under the warm comforter without even bothering to brush my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Why bother? They know we'll be back. All they have to do is wait.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It must not have been an important mountain, because they never bothered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t surprising to me that during our matches the rest of the US fencers hadn’t bothered to cheer for me, especially since I beat Dagmara to get to the semifinals. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The brief bits I inherited were not worth the bother of a separate side. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra called, not bothering to hide the irritation in her voice. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Like why bother if I’m not some rich valedictorian. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Zara, I’m not saying that at all! This isn’t about love, or like; this is about them bothering me!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She could not be bothered to send them to their own room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t show for the third, and he never bothered to tell her why. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was always amazed at how much abuse slaves took without it seeming to bother them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t watch television, and I knew they wouldn’t bother with newspapers while they were up north. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there had to be something about the name that bothered them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Rudolph bothers me, because there’s something wrong with him; but at the same time he gives me hope, because he ended up beloved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can still Work At being a friend though because all through lunch people keep coming up to Mia and bothering her. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over my shoulder, not bothering to be sneaky about it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Vivi used to go with us, but then she became bored and didn’t bother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stare straight ahead, not bothering to wipe the tears running down both cheeks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And just as I hoped, the Firebus is parked where it usually is, so Mama didn’t bother to check for grown-ups. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I used to think, “If it doesn’t affect me, why bother?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I saw my best friend’s fist raised, his standard greeting when he couldn’t be bothered because his nose was buried in a book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

No one had ever bothered to change those documents since Papa’s time. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re really Maddie’s best friend. I never had a chance at all, and that bothered me. A lot. I shouldn’t have lashed out at you, though. I hope you’ll accept my apology.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But yeah, I'd just circle the room, because when you keep moving, people think you going somewhere, like you on a mission and shouldn't be bothered. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was a lie, but Ekon didn’t bother to call the bluff. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The first was sprinkled with words like “aggressively,” “bold,” “rude,” “bother,” “disturb,” “intrude,” and “infringe.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Why did you jump in anyway? You needn’t have bothered.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother fantasizing, because where did that get me last time? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain explained that he’d been to see General Sykes and had no horse, and the foot was bothering him, and did the lieutenant think they might spare one scrawny leg, or even a neck? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not very bothered to watch them, either. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to be a bother, but I just have one quick question.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was still thinking about Lee when we went to bed, although I didn’t usually bother with private thoughts when I was going to bed at Andrea’s. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep—Lights out around 10 p.m., but I can stay up in the bathroom reading or writing, provided—Mami does love a lecture—that I am very quiet, so as not to bother the Mancinis. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“It bothers you what happened to Luke,” he decided. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The fact that the Japanese had attacked Hawaii rather than invaded the continental United States was a distinction that neither of us bothered to quibble over. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He ached for it. He had a vulnerable side that most people didn’t see; it really bothered him that he wasn’t more widely respected as a butt-kicking climber. He felt slighted, and it hurt.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It bothered him, knowing I wanted to be in another place, dressed like someone else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Didn't even bother to show his face at his own son's funeral. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Redemption continued to stare at Pet and raised an admonishing finger at her without bothering to turn around. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There had never been electricity, but I found matches on the mantel that no one had bothered to take, and there was some firewood still in the pile. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He knows he talks too much, hopeless at moderating his feelings, which he usually hides under ten layers of charm, but he ultimately doesn’t care what Henry thinks of him, so he doesn’t bother. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Yeah, well, I wouldn’t have bothered trying to write anything except that Open Mike Friday is one time I know I can get Tyrone Bitting’s attention, and I’ve got a thing for Tyrone. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The rest of the Council couldn’t be bothered?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Teachers usually think Mexicans are too slow to bother with.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That almost bothered me more than anything else. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t care much for how things happen or bother asking why He can tell I don’t particularly feel like discussing the incident, so he makes a crack and we leave it behind us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The younger children would bother him; they would ask a lot of questions like “Why is Sounder dead?” and “Will he stay dead?” and many more that he would not want to answer. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without bothering to tell her mother she would call her back, Nicole handed me her phone. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he’d drawn the curtains of his four-poster. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Alex, of course, still thinks it’s spectacularly funny to pretend to trip almost every time he sees me, but his goofiness doesn’t bother me today, because it’s the last day before winter break. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Amaka smiled into the mirror, a thin, patronizing smile that seemed to say I should not have bothered lying to her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My nonstop talking and constant questions seemed to drive my mom crazy, but it didn’t bother them at all: they loved that about me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to hide the undercurrent of annoyance. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Didn’t his sponsor bother to properly clothe him? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But of the whole business there was one angle that bothered him; he should have gotten more money out of it; he should have planned it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He let me stand there in silent, gut-twisting worry, for what felt like nearly an hour before he bothered to look up from whatever he was doing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered if the other mother wasn’t interested in trees, or if she just hadn’t bothered with this bit properly because nobody was expected to come out this far. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I said that since neither she nor Dad could be bothered to work, and since she refused to leave Dad, the government was going to do the job of splitting up the family for her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t bother with an ad in the local paper. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“But you should be left alone here. I don’t think anyone’ll bother you. And I can bring you food and blankets and stuff.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The boys hadn’t been on the bus, they hadn’t bothered to come to class. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bigger was not at that moment really bothered about whether Max’s speech had saved his life or not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one was bothering about the smell anymore. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her expression was wide-eyed and a little crazy, like she’d just had twenty espressos and ridden a roller coaster, but that didn’t bother Leo. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I knew it had probably just slipped off a chair, but it still bothered me to see it lying on the floor like that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You were so right. We should have read it. We would have known not to bother.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

From the way it looked here, where you could hardly be bothered to lift your feet to step over a dead woman's arm, he did not think he would be needing apologies or tributes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to leave them behind, to forget, to not be bothered by his taunts, but we are not always able to do what we want. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

None ofi the boys in school would even bother with me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So why should we bother talking about frequency, when musicians usually don't? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant didn’t bother to retrieve it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s strange,” Mama mumbled as she waved to people who didn’t bother waving back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must not bother our darling Coraline’s head with such trivialities.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even bother writing down her comment. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, the Cajun is part English and part French. And some can speak English anyway, but just don’t bother. People here, they do things as they want.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I wouldn’t want to bother you with that. I’ll try to make one myself.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It bothered her to have everything in a muddle. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of course I wouldn’t tell on him, but it still bothered me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, his trying doesn’t bother me, he’s so up front about it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ab Russell was in his lot, but I didn’t bother to ask him and I hadn’t got out of sight of his barn hardly when I saw the ford. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be bothered with parents who bragged about their children’s accomplishments, yet she insisted we strive for the highest professional goals. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once they didn’t bother to take off their sandals before entering the hut and running to their father. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a top bunk man. Hope that doesn’t bother you.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

By the time I was belly deep, my skin was a mass of goose bumps, but it didn’t bother me the way it once would have. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They didn’t even bother to call the fire department. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t mean anything to you, probably, if you even bothered to pronounce it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The words bothered me more than they should — probably because his speculation hit home. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A small package thumped to the floor, but I didn’t bother to examine it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents don’t bother keeping track of these things. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari watched frantically, waiting for someone to rescue them, but the sailors, too busy with the sudden storm, never even bothered to glance overboard to see the fate of the mother and child. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would the Council of Defense bother me about my claim? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother keeping the irritation out of her voice. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

The honest question seemed to bother him more than the urinary barb. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I don't bother to ask if it's real. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wore only a loincloth; somehow mosquitoes didn’t seem to bite him, or if they did, their bites didn’t bother him. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’d been a while since the bad smell of the alternate world had bothered Emma, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t there. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother to hide the hurt and desperation in my voice. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Something that had been bothering me all day. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apart from Bengali, he has never bothered to master another language. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to bother you, Miss. I’m the sheriff. I know you can’t talk, but will you just write some things on this?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We just clean the house and go, like the air-conditioning man. I never bother personal things. I never answer the telephone. I don’t like being there when they get there.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother,” the trooper said, sliding her driver’s license to the clerk. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, no, I’ll just find a cab. Don’t bother yourself on — ” and then her face went white and I turned around to see what had scared her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted so desperately to say something, but I didn’t know what to say, how to say it, or whether I should even bother. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I shambled along behind Jessica, not bothering to pretend to listen anymore. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Never mind. I'll come back another time. I shouldn't have bothered you." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to explain much to the slow-thinking Olive, and she must have enjoyed keeping the delicious secret to herself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I followed his gaze, disoriented by the spinning, but finally I could see what was bothering him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That way I don’t need to bother with a plate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m bothered about it too, but I guess it makes me more scared than angry. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother to bring up the ad about a lighter, lovelier complexion. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Though I was impressed, something was bothering me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

More than anything else, the girl’s recklessness bothered her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And it was just like before; he didn’t bother to wait for any of us to protest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It bothered Thomas that Chuck didn’t seem to care about what he’d just said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When she’s working on a project, she gets so involved she doesn’t bother to come to my tree for meals. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother hadn’t even bothered to leave a note saying good-bye. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But why do I bother you with this foolishness? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then why bother to torture me? thought Winston, with a momentary bitterness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to close it, just grabbed their things and hurried down the steps. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Where they don’t bother to feed a man because they don’t bother to keep him alive.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t look as though he had much to bother about, living here.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the eve of the execution, disobeying the order not to bother him, Úrsula visited him in his bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give them any more reason to bother you than they’ve already got!” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The children were sensitive to Charles’s needs and routine, but they couldn’t help bothering him sometimes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ironic, isn’t it,” she said as they left the kitchen, shrugging, and Pearl let it go without even bothering to tell her that that wasn’t what ironic meant. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Beatrice. We wouldn’t want to bother your friend’s sister.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It’s that something is bothering me, and I can't put my finger on it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“And are they bothering to give an excuse for torturing Harry’s whereabouts out of people?” asked Hermione, an edge to her voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So he buttoned them up right where he was standing talking to me--he didn't even bother to go behind a post or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

NOW, why were you rubbing your nose? 4TH JUROR: Well, if it’s any of your business, I was rubbing it because it bothers me a little. 9TH JUROR: I’m sorry. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Babies cry when they hurt. Didn’t bother me.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but being here bothers me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even bother with the fork, just lifted the piece to his mouth and ate it right off the tip of the knife. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finding Mr. Reilly did not seem to bother Mrs. Levy particularly, it seemed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to ask what I could and could not do. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

What bothered her, she realized as she covertly watched those girls, was that she would never have that circle of friendship. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The disrepair of the house did not bother her at all, the crumbling plaster, the peeling wallpaper, the faded paints or the columns; none of it made any difference. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So brilliant that I could get a full scholarship to college and major in it, except why bother? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I bet you they don’t even bother to lock the door here,” said Beverly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In my letters to my children, I regularly urged them to exercise, to play some fast-moving sport like basketball, soccer, or tennis to take their mind off whatever might be bothering them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did she write it, why did she bother? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But hey—why bother trying for a guy you barely even know. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t run — just walks, like the rain doesn’t bother her at all. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That bothers me, but not because my brother won’t be living here with us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Right. You know what? I don’t even know why I’m bothering. Just forget it.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gods and goddesses could not be bothered with hearing prayers from mortals; that was why Father Olufemi held shukrani services to receive and relay prayers on the people’s behalf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’s never bothered to filter himself with Henry, at first because he honestly didn’t care what Henry thought, and now because it’s how they are. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They never checked their change, and if they did, by the time they noticed I’d shorted them five bucks, they had the kids strapped into the car and wouldn’t bother coming back in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it bother you that the Keepers have these things and we don’t?” said Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess when teachers figured out sitting by myself didn’t bother me, they let it go. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

No one bothered to comment on how perfect her form was. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But it’s bothering me to no end that I can’t find evidence of his participation in the place that’s supposed to have all the answers to everything. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I once wanted these white moccasin- type shoes that were the fashion in those days, and I bothered Tateh to buy them fior me so much he got sick ofi me and relented. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing pains in his forehead, which had been bothering him ever since his trip into the forest. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I stand back, not bothering to shove my way into the throng. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“So why form the Allegiant? Why bother to come out here?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And I was perverse enough to be bothered by the ease. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He washed out of the air corps, signed papers that he didn’t bother to read, and got a job as a movie extra. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

It hovered dimly at the rim of memory—the sort of face to which I would never bother to attach a name. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They bothered many of the people in town, but they left our orphanage alone. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t think it didn’t bother me, the way those traps sat all summer, stacked four deep against the back of Dad’s toolshed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I do hope my scar does not bother you, young man,” Mr. Katz said, as though he had only just become aware of my stare. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Why bother to carry food when you have such a bounty back at camp? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Detroit, you know Garvey?” the big guy says, not bothering to hide his surprise. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them looked up when the newcomers were tossed into the cell, but most did not bother to acknowledge their presence. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was bothering me, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No one ever bothered me anti I never had to use it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the second night they no longer bound his hands, and once they had gained the heights they scarcely bothered to guard him at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Howie can’t help but be bothered by the fact that his parents, while clearly devastated, are going to be fine without him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother looking for a glass; he just held his face by the spout and pumped. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Why you bother with this animal?” he said, pointing to Bassam. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"You know where the bathroom is. If there's anything you want, just holler. I'll be in the kitchen for a while--will the light bother you?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were books piled on every seating option, so she sat on the floor, not bothering to take off her backpack, and put her head between her knees. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And the books they stood on the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered to put them back properly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother putting a skirt or bodice over my shift to haul water from the well. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king waved his son away, not even bothering to look at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We stand arm’s length apart cuz her silence still bothers me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Just like I don’t tell them. Nobody bothers about stuff like that here.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They would have prosecuted me, except that I was too injured for them to bother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

In the morning neither the empty and unfamiliar surroundings nor the stiffness of my side bothered me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in my blood, you might say, and however the notion got there, it bothered me greatly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really bothered Emma that she couldn’t calculate the odds, because of not knowing all the possible names in the world. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was suffocating even before we left the house, but rio one bothered to ask me how I felt. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But since I was working for her she figured otherwise and didn’t really bother to look at me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the past eight or ten years, Mr. Larson had not bothered to take down the old papers—he just wallpapered over them with the new ones. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it is just the postman. I won’t bother to answer it,” he said to himself. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suitcase had never even bothered to examine our work and was rattled by the quantity of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it bother you at all that they’re afraid of you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I thought I might not even bother making my wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

No, all in all, the thing that bothered Harry most was the fact that his chances of visiting Hogsmeade now looked like zero. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s far from here, so don’t bother,” Tats says, not looking at Jeremy but talking to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Naw. My soul is too sullied for the Lord to bother much with me.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So it’s easier to pretend to be stupid than to be bothered with all that grade-grubbin’ that the white kids do. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even bother to smoke outside, and my mom didn’t bother to make him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe a few days into senior year, after everybody stopped bothering me about the boat, I reached out to Dri on Facebook. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pouches were available by the carton from a little man who didn’t bother adding government tax to his prices. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I was still treated poorly sometimes, but I had gained a different sort of confidence since being with Isabel, and the poor treatment didn’t bother me as much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Stuff and bother,” Luna muttered, carefully taking another step. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But apparently the troll had not read the predator’s handbook, because it didn’t bother with the stealth approach, jumping directly to the lightning strike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could tell that something was bothering him, but his reluctance to share made me think I probably didn’t want to know what he was thinking. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He secretly summoned the masons and one of them revealed that he had walled up the bag in some bedroom because it bothered him in his work. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It's too early for them to be asleep, but they don't bother to come out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“These days Rosa can’t even be bothered to give me the time of day.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But nobody in her cabin was bothering to tell her about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

How her mother bled for days and Connelly didn’t bother to call the doctor until she looked half a ghost. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Still the bread goes stale and Mikey is so bothered by the waste he talks to a rich woman with a cookbook and she tells him make bread pudding. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t even bother looking at the menu. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why we bother wrapping them. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So no one until Galileo bothered to see whether bodies of different weight did in fact fall at different speeds. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he did come to the island, he spoke little, as if something was bothering him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A hotfoot wasn’t going to bother a creature that was perfectly comfortable lying on a bed of coals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She rolls her eyes like this question is too stupid to bother answering and slams the door in my face. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wandering, nobody bothering me, I search for Mr. Jones. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Otherwise this would not have bothered you so much. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether hereditary units were divisible or indivisible did not particularly bother him; what concerned him was whether heredity was actionable or inactionable: whether human inheritance could be manipulated for human benefit. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I won’t bother to tell you the rest of that conversation. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

No one bothered to look for evidence against him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I'm not sure Kowalski will even bother to put in a bid,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Queen Bella was the only one who bothered ferreting out his meanings any more. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the dogs were so warm against her flank and she was so tired that it didn’t bother her for long, and soon she was fast asleep. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jaja told me once that the men do not always bother to use the bag, especially the angry men. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Smith already had his hands full, and I could slip out of town and he probably wouldn’t bother to do a thing about it. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean, ah, I don’t see that you have bothered to entrench,” Fremande went on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were books piled on every seating option, so she sat on the floor, not bothering to take off her backpack, and put her head between her knees. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t want to bother worrying about clothes or how they looked on her, the shoulder-to-floor Islamic dress solved the problem, and tidily. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

As soon as it does, I type in the Web address, not even bothering to check my e-mail first. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I can fix it so you can pick up the money and nobody’ll bother you.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even when my younger brothers chivvied them with sticks out of boredom, they wouldn’t bother to raise their heads. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For a long time now I didn’t know why I was bothering to do any schoolwork. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“See, they carry torches. They would not bother if they were not visiting us.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom would probably rather die than admit she's seen a painting of mine, and my brothers don't bother because all the video games and food are in other rooms. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I guess I had never bothered to pay attention to the dishwasher before. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t the team that bothered me, it was the press. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That bothered the social workers and the forces of the law more than anything else. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s not enough time left in the year to get anything in the kiln, so those of us who bothered to show up to ceramics at all have been left to our own devices. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Chippy was too well fed to bother hunting, preferring to torment the dogs and dine on scraps from the galley. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I scrambled to free my hands—tucked into the waistband of the jeans I hadn’t bothered to remove—but Stan was way quicker. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Why bother with the coffin, the awning or any of it if they were just going to dump him, shovel the dirt in, go home? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Mark unloads the supplies, he wonders if Boss and his partner have bothered to so much as dip themselves in the warm waters that surround them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It should be fairly obvious that I cooked an omelette in a frying pan rather than in a wood stove, but it bothers me to make the same mistakes over and over again. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But the way Colonel Parsons talked about it bothered me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, you’re right. You go. Work. I will stay out of it. Don’t bother your sister, though. She had a rough practice.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Young people don’t bother with their Latin these days. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suddenly noticed all kinds of things about my looks—things that had never much bothered me before. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Not like Tobias, who is almost shy when he smiles, like he is surprised you bothered to look at him in the first place. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the more I began to appreciate what she did for my family, the less her accent and hyperactivity bothered me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

So desperate was his flight that he had dropped his sword and not bothered to retrieve it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been bothering me more and more lately. I have to start physical therapy.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

No-one bothered to look at a little ragged boy running along on bare feet. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

In any case, they rarely bothered him, now. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Deckers get some perks, like free unlimited passes for the subway, you just gotta bother the teller with some form. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “There’s no danger, Life, nobody’s going to bother a boy.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more He bothered me, the less I could forget Him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t seem to bother Volpe that nobody likes his idea. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

So why bother with different keys at all? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

"I say this. We aren't going to bother about the beast." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Or did the lordly young man just not bother to notice small boys? The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His back was to me but he didn’t bother to turn around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bother trying to get the note back from them. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reminded myself throughout the day that curiosity was normal; I shouldn’t let it bother me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And it bothered me that I was forced away at the conclusion, when the fiction closed tight, like a fortuneteller’s fist—the futures of all the major characters neady resolved. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unaware of my plight, poor Thomas was obviously bothered by my unusual silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to ask again, and we rode the rest of the way in silence. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was coming, and he wouldn’t bother to ask questions anymore, because what and who she loved didn’t matter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I forgot; it just stopped bothering me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And after that, when we fed Old Yeller cornmeal mush or fresh meat, he ate it and did well on it and never one time bothered our chicken nests. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He did. Look at him. He isn’t even bothering to deny it.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to bother with that part for the lieutenant. I don’t want him to read about the pink cloud puffing out of Benny’s mouth.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

If the movers have bothered to look upward, I can't tell, because as soon as I got to this landing, I unspooled the carpet, using it to make a solid floor on the fire escape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sloth, his crewgirl, made fun of him whenever he washed the mask, asking why he even bothered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She has her usual one hundred percent, but that doesn’t bother me a bit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

No one ever wanted to talk about what was bothering them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if that’s why the pageant has bothered me more this year than in the past. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My mom and I have become pretty good at fixing most of it ourselves so we don't have to bother Ms. Raz too often. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“If it bothers you, let me know,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That makes me Doctor Montague. I live in Bangkok, and my hobby is bothering women.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother picking out any tank tops or sleeveless shirts since Mama doesn’t let me wear those. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even bother to look remotely attractive. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother. You cannot fly where we go,” he said, and indicated the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m good at math. I’m great with numbers. But I don’t know why this bothers you, Maddie. That is something I can’t figure out.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo followed, not bothering to try to check the other man’s flight; there would always be time for that later. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After practice, he grabbed his backpack and jacket and didn’t bother to change. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is also a testament to his scientific integrity that what did bother him, with far fiercer urgency, was the integrity of the internal logic of his own theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Who would bother striking up a conversation you might not live to finish? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Never before had they bothered him as he merely walked his horse through the encampment down to the open fields close to the Charles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it bother you, Gram? That those kids think that stuff?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He rolled over the bar and skidded down the inside of the chain link, not bothering to look for footholds. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"And if there's something bothering you, it's my duty to do what I can to clear it up." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it bothers her that we’re not speaking, she doesn’t show it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Now that you’ve all finally bothered to arrive, perhaps we can begin.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The few trees left around here have shed their leaves, but because no one in our neighborhood bothers to rake, we crunch our way down the sidewalks. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell me that you want to be part of the revolution, or else don’t bother telling me anything at all. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bill didn’t even bother to climb the wall, there’s no way he can know what went on right below it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I ignored the crowd, not bothering to check whether Elle was snapping photos for yearbook or Sean was sitting with my mom. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Now I ask Natalie about the sun every morning and it only bothers me a little when she doesn’t answer. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t bother with him anymore,” I said. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

And Sheed couldn’t be bothered to get his head out of the clouds. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to take them off at school, but this one still bothers me.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

My father hid them until they assumed the consistency of tar, but why did he bother? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Did he seem at all bothered by the fact that he had left a man dead? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t even bothering to see whether Matt followed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that I’ve been used as a go-between doesn’t seem to bother him at all. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a physical sensation that almost bothered him when he walked, like a pebble in his shoe. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Minerva says the police don’t kill him because he is so old, he will soon die on his own without any bother to them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, El-ahrairah decided that probably Prince Rainbow was passing on Hufsa’s information to a farmer or a gamekeeper and not bothering himself about what happened as a result. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says if something is bothering me, I should just say it, but I was too angry to know what to say, and it felt good to let the tray hit the table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mom and Jack exchange glances, and I can tell they’re bothered by my attitude, but neither of them says anything. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He did not bother to hide, because he was afraid of no one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was pulling on my dress and whining a bit, and this store owner comes over with a wooden paddle and says, ‘This little n-word bothering you, ma’am? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The faithful sat on little stools of orange and blue under the merciless lights of the high school cafeteria, but the Spartan setting didn’t bother them a bit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bump like that could make you crazy. It never bothers you?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the type of thing that would have stopped Lucy from eating here, but Millie doesn’t seem all that bothered. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I closed my hand around the sand dollar, but something was really bothering me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the being out of the big gay closet part that bothers me. It’s...My friends and that school are going to tear you apart.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I ask for Henek, but the guard isn’t much bothered whether I talk to the prisoners or not. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I asked Mom why they bothered, when all that stuff would be gone soon, her eyes filled with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The cold does not bother me. This time is my time: I could no more feel uncomfortable in the night than a fish could feel uncomfortable in the deep water.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I forgot all about it. I’ll just leave it on until we land. It doesn’t seem to bother me any more.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother — just take the corridor down at the end of the hall and go downstairs,” he told her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which I figure to do myself, if Dad can’t be bothered. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was in no danger of him trying to scale the drainpipe to bother her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Will it bother you if I stay in here a little while?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, in that case, my dear father,” Kelly proclaimed, “I don’t mind you bothering us at all. Why, with all this rehearsing, I’m downright parched.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Thomas followed, not even bothering to look back at the dead Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The lack of conversation doesn’t seem to bother her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn't explain why it bothered me so much. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“When was the last time you bothered to care for the reputation of my ‘esteemed’ father?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The soldier salutes me, but I don’t bother to look at him before shutting the elevator door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My feet and hands were completely numb with cold, but I didn’t bother trying to warm them up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This seems to mollify them, and they all kiss me, set me on a chair in my bedroom, and, as usual, start talking nonstop without bothering to notice if. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the phone, he hadn’t bothered to ask what she looked like, assuming he’d recognize her, but now he is no longer sure. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she adds, “Oh! And Merryl didn’t even bother to show up. Kyro called her at home when the bus was set to leave and her mother said she was sick.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“That map is still bothering me. Listen, if you want me to get that letter to town soon, you put the map in the fire too.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had never known . . . never, in four years, bothered to find out. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"And about the beast When we kill we'll leave some of the kill for it. Then it won't bother us, maybe." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was hard not to stare at them, the way they sauntered, the way they acted like nothing had bothered them—ever—even though they’d just been locked up for years. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The boy puts on an attitude of impatience: he’s much too busy with matters of state to be bothered by maids and a chauffeur. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved in and out of the closet, dropping this and that into the suitcase, not bothering to fold them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. And I certainly wouldn’t bother to if I didn’t mean it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Of course, the honorable House of Wu is above any suspicion. I was just checking to make sure the household was not bothered by these, uh, young nuisances.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

No one had bothered to patch it up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It is pointless backing against the wall, and I have stopped bothering about my hair. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He hurried the phrase "educated at Oxford," or swallowed it or choked on it as though it had bothered him before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother thanking me,” she said to Constance, who was scowling and brushing insulation from her clothes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have been hated and avoided before, as the son of Evelyn Johnson, factionless tyrant, but it bothers me more now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The blankness bothers me, as does the fact that there is not a single person who can fill in that part of my story. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I guess my tone didn’t bother her, though, because she brightened. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Now that my father had left, I knew that my mother was worried that I'd be a bother to Mrs. Jordan. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t bother to think about what those two-by-fours might mean. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We wouldn’t have bothered her if she’d decided to crawl up and dig a nest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

You might ask: Why would I bother to run through it at all, if I knew it was only a trick? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

One after another, I washed pairs of feet, not bothering to look up, entranced in my prayerful listening. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sixty years, forty, even, is as much as anybody feels like being bothered with. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one’s going to touch or bother me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

He did not bother to answer his mistress. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Benedict Mady, you a fine doctor. How come I get them miseries sometime in the small of my back after I been digging and planting for a good while? How come that misery bother me?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she eats the way Gogol and Sonia do when they visit, standing in front of the refrigerator, not bothering to heat up the food in the oven or to put it on a plate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He still ran away bleating if any of the cows took it into their heads to look at him sideways, but most of the time they couldn’t be bothered and he managed to muddle through. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something was bothering Shadow, but he did not know what it was; he hesitated, then pulled on his sweater, socks, and shoes and followed her out onto the rusting fire escape. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you get so bothered whenever we figure out what you’re thinking?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Walking down the main path we got a few odd looks, but no one bothered us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Actually, his lungs were bothering him at that time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Baby, I wasn’t doing a thing in the world but trying to help you out. I thought maybe you wanted to go somewhere tonight and you didn’t want to be bothered with no shopping.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was no need to bother with our jackets or shoes—the work would keep us warm for a while still. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mom doesn’t bother to get out of the car or ask the neighbors what happened to her sister. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother to hide the longing in his voice. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why we even bother hiding things from you. We could never keep birthday or Christmas gifts a secret. You always found what you were getting.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Does August see how other people see him, or has he gotten so good at pretending not to see that it doesn’t bother him? Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I kept looking around for any of the agents, and also for a place to dig a hole, a place that wouldn't be bothered if I had to do time. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother trying to adjust the air vents or play with the fan or anything that might have provided a bit of relief. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I’d often wondered, since that day, if I really was pretty, but no one but my mother had ever bothered to corroborate her statement. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She never bothered to find out when a train was due, she simply sat in the station and waited until a train came which was going in the direction she desired. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been ignoring me,” she claims as she tosses my coat into the closet, not bothering to put it on a hanger. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure of it. No one bothered you at the place?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I climbed up, not bothering to take a light. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t even bother telling a white conservative about anything racist that happened to you. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes after work Ralph watched TV now, like Arthur Smith, never bothering to turn the channel, simply letting the words and images wash over him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her keep her back to me, wipe her face, then turn around and keep on going like nothing was bothering her at all. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So much of the divorce, and the other man, had bothered him, but coming close to death in the woods had led him to understand some things about himself and other people. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The whole thing reeked of secrets, a smell Ivy knew very well, so she didn’t bother asking why. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It bothers him, though he’s not quite sure why. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not my habit to let my patients be bothered,” the doctor said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I actually find it quite useful,” Bob said quietly, to himself, but he took his pack away and bothered us no more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me closely, and when he was satisfied that I wasn’t joking he swung on his hips and pointed across a small stretch of open water, and he didn’t bother to speak. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a look that said he didn’t want to be bothered, but he stopped anyway. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She pretends to laugh it off, but it bothers her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took his dinner off the stove where she had carefully covered it and which she had admonished us not to bother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma saved herself a lot of bother by not being the kind of person you question. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Watching the boy cry didn’t make me feel as good as I thought it would, but Jeremy never bothered me again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we’ve come to a dead end. I wonder why the General bothered to tell us anything?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, whenever Annabeth made a sarcastic comment, Rachel hardly bothered to answer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She stares and listens with such intent that I don’t even bother trying to hide myself from view anymore. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not being negative; I’m being realistic. Nothing we do is ever going to change their minds, so why even bother?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“We treat your kind well. My family—” “Don’t bother. My kind will serve you, regardless.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rick said, “I see a lot I like. It’s the cost that bothers me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘You wouldn’t be bothered to go out and catch a mouse in the barn like other cats, would you?’ he said. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a while to wake up, and by the time my fingers fumble against the plastic, I'm hurrying to press the answer button without bothering to look at the caller ID. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Riddle just got a diary for Christmas and couldn’t be bothered filling it in.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

What bothered Blanca was the disruption this would bring to the spiritual peace of the congregation. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother him that he did not know her name. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk out the door, without bothering to explain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother me—there was no pain, just lots of blood. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to bother you,” I say, “but—” “You selling something?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He says it used to bother him a lot when he was younger, but not so much anymore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of thing she said just before she left, and it bothered me, because it seemed as if she wanted him to be meaner, less good. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I collected it myself, getting quite confident about cycling into town, as Mitraillette always uses the same checkpoint—they know me now, and wave me through without bothering to check my papers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Give me real men to fight. Then maybe I’ll bother trying.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At least I didn’t have one problem that bothered a lot of my fellow students: airsickness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I was snuggled in with my brothers and sisters, their howling never bothered me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother to lock it, although he pocketed the keys. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My dad started pacing again and suddenly, somehow, I knew that the fight wasn’t the thing that was bothering him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Still, it bothered me that I didn’t understand the name of this place, I knew I must be missing something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’d think those salesmen would wait until nine before bothering people.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What in hell you Reds can get out of bothering with a black thing like that, God only knows,” Buckley said, rubbing his hands across his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only one thing bothered me: Since I now knew that their real objectives were never revealed at committee meetings I needed some channel of intelligence through which I could learn what actually guided their operations. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking of a comeback, like, “Actually, you are bothering me,” but he was quicker. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The tests had questions you answered on a scale of zero to three, with zero meaning something wasn’t a particular concern and three meaning the client was bothered “a lot.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But this felt different and it didn’t cause me no bother. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps they’re too secure to bother about concealing themselves,” said Blackberry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had already bothered him about it twice that week. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They don't want to be bothered with this issue and that issue.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother trying to keep the frustration from my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harris came into his money at twenty-one after Harvard and grew the fortune doing business I never bothered to understand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she didn’t bother to wipe them off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Harry slipped on his Invisibility Cloak once he had found an empty passage, but he need not have bothered. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t seem to bother me as much as it had before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I was with Adam, at least after those first few awkward weeks, I felt so good that I didn’t bother thinking about what was going on with me, with us. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s bizarre to watch when I think how I never even bothered to try one on before the cameras arrived. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d arrived, he’d been bothered by the lack of people, of sounds, feeling on display, but now the crowd bothers him even more. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was a bit of a stretch, but Mrs. Caruthers hadn’t seemed bothered by the woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as all the children had left, he made his way to the library without bothering to nibble any of the popcorn squashed on the floor. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

And when it was ready, they didn’t bother to crank it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d told me not to bother seeing them off the next morning, they were leaving so early, but all the same I was there again at five to tell them goodbye. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The way she leaned in close to me at the end of our session bothered me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In class, every day, I’m going to be bothered by it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The video is still running on his empty chair, but I can’t be bothered to turn it off. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Though that was some time ago. And you are correct, this place is very French, I think that’s part of the charm. So many places here don’t bother to be charming.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Meggie’s comment on her clothes seemed to be bothering her after all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were okay, never caused me no bother, but they never really talked to us unless there was a problem. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls often held hands and no longer bothered to speak to the lower students. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why bother to take a great big suitcase when you’ve only got one jar?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t bother me,” she said, assuming a lighter tone of voice, “but this hurts old Grandma so much.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother to look at my father’s face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Underlanders had not bothered to post guards at his door now that they knew him better. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Something was bothering him; he couldn’t figure out what it was. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They didn't have a wedding and Big Ma didn't bother to make them a fancy wedding dinner. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for Christ’s sake. I don’t know why I bother to try to get an honest answer out of you. You haven’t said anything...meaningful to me in years.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

No one else seems bothered by these bets—they have no reason to be, really, because only the big bets are bolded and significantly change the tallies on either side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This bothered no one in the entire neighborhood...unless your name was Beiderman. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to mention that “she” was me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Like a mouse, I scrambled for a hiding place, but I need not have bothered. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her face looked so flat and empty, so far away, as if it hung miles above the earth and could not be bothered by anything happening on the little planet below. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so busy watching the video in front of me that I didn’t even bother to make a face at him for calling me the wrong name. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bragg in fact was still bothered by the fiasco. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go and bother someone else? We both know that boys don’t paint alpanas. ” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It would bother me if they weren’t afraid of me. It’s my job to see that they stay afraid of me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Aileen raised her eyebrows when I glanced at her, and that bothered me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” Why did he bother to ask me questions? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Montag, I see you came in the back door this time. The Hound bother you?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

After having fought with his father for almost thirty- five years, Mr. Levy had decided that he would spend the rest of his life trying not to be bothered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like they had talked to each other beforehand about redoing their image at the new school, but hadn’t bothered to clue me in. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to nod her farewell to Kaltain as the princess and the councilman joined them and they strode down the hall, leaving the fuming lady behind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Greenie, get over here,” he said, not bothering to be polite about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

This had never bothered Nick before because he hardly ever had homework. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few people bothered to return for a second helping, but one girl in her middle teens sat quietly on a bench waiting for a third. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Why bother?” said the Senses Taker, pointing into the distance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Nothing. She got mad at Mr. Sir for bothering her." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t really bother me, this early-morning vacuuming, because I wouldn’t be asleep anyway. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else seemed bothered by it; even the U.N. approved. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t raise my hand anymore in Mrs. Verne’s class, and after the first time I didn’t bother answering even when she called on me, she stopped calling on me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Seeing as how you didn’t deserve the punishment you got, and I know how much it’s been bothering you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I knew she said it because it really did bother her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The shoes he’d never bothered to put back on dangled from the fingertips of his other hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He’d been responsible for the deaths of twenty children, and maybe it didn’t even bother him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as I minded my own business, they never bothered me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to hide anything anymore, and Papa didn’t even give my things a second glance. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“His carer’s actually been to see it. He says it’s not far from the road, so anyone can get to it without much bother. This boat, it’s just sitting there, stranded in the marshes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother me with silly chatter,” growled the dwarf. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even bother to reply anymore, but lie down on the divan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’d wait for Barack, and because it was the end of the workweek, and because I was accustomed to it at this point, it didn’t bother me that he was late. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even though Christmas was only two weeks away, Monique had not bothered with a tree or with lights or decorations of any sort for the apartment. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the length of the room at a run and, not even bothering to try and keep them clean, started rifling through the stacks and stacks of documents. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Living as far as they had from the village, the Worthens had never even bothered to pay pew rent in the village congregational church. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wondering why white people would bother giving a black person anything, I said to her one afternoon: “Granny, why are your white people giving you all these comics?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure I won’t have to bother your father. We really are doing okay.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Safe as a bank. I tell him not to bother about mine until we get done collecting every month. That’s why it’s late sometimes.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s Maxine. From last night,” she says, not bothering to apologize for waking him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A particularly brutal wind swept through and the Vanderbeekers didn’t bother turning their backs to avoid the sting on their cheeks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We do not wish to be bothered in the future by such tedious complaints. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jetta came here last year, and she didn’t speak English very well. Boss was the only one who bothered to talk to her.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the pitcher wouldn’t bother to throw to us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one would have bothered to investigate a family like the Khans even a few years ago,” Asif said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I told you before, Hiram, no one in the Delta is going to bother with that case again. The jury gave a decision, and the judge accepted it.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was so much a part of everyday life even the local police didn't bother with it, which is why the island was also a depot for smugglers. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

What could he do to avoid bothering with the ashes? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even remember why she’d thought the regulations important enough to bother with. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing, nothing at all, is going to bother me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand it might feel that way sometimes, but in the future, we really need for you to say something if a classmate is bothering you. Don’t try to handle it all yourself, okay?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

There was enough for a small army, and it bothered him and he couldn’t pin it down—how or why it bothered him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hell yes now. I had to find out from my momma because my own son couldn’t be bothered to invite me.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rudyard’s voice was steely and he didn’t bother to disguise the threat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No need for that, son. He was bothering my food, getting in the flour and such, but I got things worked out with him now.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's the way she doesn't bother to break her own fall, the way she crumples to the ground with her head and shoulders hitting the cobblestones. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They still bother me. These glasses don’t help much.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The woman had been sitting across the room horn the letter the whole time, but they’d never bothered to search her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Despite the mess and bother, I’m glad it hasn’t deserted me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s dumb to terrify those little birds like that. Now don’t bother me, I’m reading.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not bothering with a U-turn, X-Ray parked facing the wrong way. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Yes, we know everything, but I often wonder if anyone bothers to look at all that knowledge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to speak at dinner, nor to care when her small tent was erected, guards posted outside, and she was allowed to sleep, still shackled to one of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I haven’t been doing much homework outside of this lab journal, and Dad doesn’t bother me about it because he assumes I’m upset about Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing,” Naomi insisted when Wash asked what was bothering her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did you bother bringing that? You’re carrying enough weight around already.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he must be of some value or they wouldn't have bothered to let him live. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before he even bothers to try his slice of cake, Uncle Phil sets out on a mission to find the perfect spot in his house to display the painting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It will only let them know it bothers me.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Kehaar,” he said, “I want to be certain. Can we get to the rabbits’ town without bothering about the iron road and the river?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't bother to phrase it as a question. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The idea that it might be difficult finding a single vine strand in a small sea of Snow Sand never bothered him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t bother with the bath just yet. I can see her potential.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then, “Well, greedy and mean as she is, at least she don’t bother Carrie much.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And in staying away from Levy Pants, he was bothered even more by the company because something was always going wrong there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that he was my cousin's cousin, and my parents hadn't bothered to tell me he'd enrolled in my kindergarten class. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

"You'll be all right. There's nothing but that horse part that will bother you, and they're only in for a few minutes with each bull. Just don't watch when it's bad." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She rowed very well but the oars were too long and bothered her. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Squirrels and rabbits don’t bother nobody. Why would he shoot them?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Because Luke had been so disruptive, he had to repeat kindergarten, and he continued to bother me whenever he felt the need to quell his anxieties. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Only if you will try to be more like Kambili and not bother me so much.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t just the campground that bothers him. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, he is!’ said Merry, waking up a little, and beginning to wonder what was bothering his companion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nor does he bother to open up the volume on perspective he’s pulled out of his duffel. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sawdust in my eyes bothered me more than it had before. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since I also couldn’t explain how Millard had known exactly when those planes were going to fly over, I didn’t bother asking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You were upset. Are the letters bothering you?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Run outdoors, both of you! And don’t bother the hens!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But it hadn’t bothered me when Annie and I were racing the elevators back at the hotel. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t stop us, they don’t bother us, they just watch. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why would anyone bother looking after them?” said Ron, after yet another hour of poking shredded lettuce down the flobberworms’ slimy throats. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was at this point that the principal lost the attention of the room, and Mrs. Torrance didn’t bother to tame the disquiet of her students. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother going inside, because I know what it’ll be like. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother stopping, just go straight to the door and yank it open. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Guiltily he remembered he had not bothered to meet them last Thursday, nor the Sunday before, nor the Thursday before that. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I never even bothered to call him back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The noise that bothered Franklin most was the fuzzy static in the DNA pictures. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I told Ms. Gruwell, “Nobody cares about what I do, so why should I bother to come to school? Why should I waste my time when I have better things to do?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Meme was bothered by the vulgarity of that. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Why, that’s a wonderful idea! But just send out weekly announcements postponing the parades. Don’t even bother to schedule them. That would be infinitely more disconcerting.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The others laughed but my dad didn’t let it bother him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lately, however, he didn’t bother to close it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But since he couldn’t put his finger on what it was that bothered him, Velutha misunderstood his muddled concern. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time Lupita didn’t bother to call an insult to him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The teasing hasn’t seemed to bother him that much, but it bothers us. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the school, they exited the bus and didn’t bother to say goodbye to each other. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A kidnapper wouldn’t bother to stack the screen against the wall,” I pointed out. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“All right. One gold piece. Leave that. But do not bother me with money when there is work that needs beginning.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s her business, and maybe something that bothers her, and she doesn’t want a group of people standing around discussing it.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you use it? It seems such a bother, when the stream’s so nearby.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t bother me all that much, except I guess that’s a lie; it does. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had known each other since they were seven, she and Robbie, and it bothered her that they were awkward when they talked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once I knew what was bothering me, the greater part of my uneasiness left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s like Nazi contempt for the Occupied country taken to extremes—as though they welcome the locals to come and ransack their own heritage so no one else need bother. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Of iron. No one else bothers him quite the way that you do.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was all eyes then, the sun wasn’t bothering him then. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“No, that won’t do at all. Such a bother feeding them and caring for them. Besides, with Orgoch it’s difficult to keep pets about.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t bother me, because I had a mission. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The smell seems to be bothering the other passengers. Kid, maybe you should open her window or something.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ah, but they’re not. They’ve never bothered proving anything before—that’s what makes them so dangerous. With an officer of the city involved, they make the law do whatever it wants for them.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook, however, was still too much interested in the window exhibits to bother to turn around. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm sorry to bother you, sir,” I said, approaching his desk. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Chubs didn’t bother to hide the pride in his voice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The assassin might have bothered to care about the slight if she had any interest in courtiers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I picked up and said, “Don’t bother to call again!” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t assigned seats, so I usually just try to find a seat in the back where no one will bother me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

You say, “Don’t bother, if it’s too much trouble, but if you have a chance to look at this over the weekend, that would be wonderful.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes scan the room, not even bothering to land on our group in the far back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Why do you even bother, Jackson? You might have friends if you weren’t always sticking up for that freak.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Little Skardebek wouldn’t settle on his shoulder because his shivering bothered her. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The only thing that bothered me was Nico, hanging out in the shadows at the edge of the pavilion. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was no reason Penelope would be bothering Richard at such an early hour; everyone knew he never woke much before eight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Getting radio time was a big deal, one she hadn’t even bothered to tell me about. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe she thought the Panthers were coming back to bother her for more ink and paper. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really bothered me that they didn’t even try to understand me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the fact that she could simply erase herself bothered him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Two years ago I could walk the streets and pass people and they never bothered to speak with me,” she told the magazine writer. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She never knew if she’d be in a place long enough to make it worth the bother. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother telling her that I had come to that same conclusion just about a half hour ago. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adults wouldn’t bother me, only bored children who might be exploring. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And then you’re bothered, because you wonder if this is the beginning of the end. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother with the second pair; they are a smaller size. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother telling Nora about the last message that I found—You don’t have to worry about me anymore—since she’s made it clear she’d rather focus on other things. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The backlash that really bothered Ellsberg came from his former co-workers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Go to the store and buy those groceries. If those boys bother you, then fight.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he is not sensitive to class distinctions, but he admits he was bothered when some people mistook him for the caterer at fund-raising dinners for the local Greek church he helped build. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Captain of the Guard, who hadn’t bothered to wear a mask, extended his hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That sounded good, so she stuck with it, but the mistakes bothered her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She hardly bothers to look up as I enter. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothers her, the ego in it, the way he builds himself up in his mind to look down on others. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He took her lightly by the back of the neck; on the way home he tried to find out what was bothering her, but she would say nothing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“They rattle easy, poor creatures. And folks is always bothering them.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother mentioning that lately what was threatening to do me in didn’t feel much like grief. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But the fact that he knows I’m a people-pleaser, yet didn’t bother to delve a little deeper before telling me about his precious Jupiter? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Don’t bother with your dictionary I will tell you. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Still, for the first time it bothered me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And it saves us the bother of trying to read his writing. All right, Ben, show Nat around.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was dreaming,” I answered defensively, "about a place where there weren’t any cats around to bother nice dogs and wake them up when they needed their rest.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I even bother drumming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it bother you to think your dad might be going out with somebody?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure that the fear of becoming pregnant did not bother her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young gentleman shouldered past me in the process, not even bothering to glance my way before continuing to the back of the car. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After another couple of bites, Thomas finally asked the question that had been bothering him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh sure, sure. Just have the butler call me in the morning. It’s all just too, too simple for me to bother about before my beauty nap.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He slid backward and did not bother to cover his tracks. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m hungry, but there’s nothing good in the house. Even the pretzel jar is empty. Mom has her headphones on and she said not to bother her unless I’m bleeding.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Some people might have been embarrassed at being caught in a lie of omission by a crude cop with a tattoo of a goat on his wrist, but it didn’t bother me. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Anyway, those kicks are why I’m always picked first for a team in gym and why I never have to wait and wait, pretending it doesn’t bother me not to hear my name called. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And because we do what we do, they won’t bother you, so you can just worry about your schoolwork and your essay. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She trailed off, struggling to put her finger on what was bothering her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right to stop a minute to talk to you? Mary always says we mustn’t tag in here and bother you when you’re busy.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melanie could tell that she had gotten her mind off whatever it had been that was bothering her because she started making cheerful plans in school about getting the best of Ken and Toby. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would anyone bother with a trifling robbery when there was death at every door? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She obviously knew about this part of the tour but didn’t bother to warn me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t let what other people think about you bother you; you’ll never be happy if you do. Turning an insult into something you embrace is a good way of empowering yourself.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Do not bother with the Basic Artificing class you have signed for. Instead you will come to my workroom tomorrow. Noon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but there was something else bothering me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it bothered any of them, knowing that thousands of indentured slaves lived and toiled here in the same building, just a few floors away from them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She gnawed away at what was bothering her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he had never once told Harry...never bothered to say... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m not here to bother you,” she said, giving me a sly smile that said otherwise. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” I said, not bothering to hide my disappointment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I can’t believe when I’m feeling like punching somebody, Bernard is over here bothering me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But he just shakes his head, drops down into his bunk, and closes his eyes like he can't be bothered to reply. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Carefully they laid out a great deal of food so that the lion would eat it and not bother them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When I replayed the whole incident in my mind, what bothered me most was the moment when the officer drew his weapon and I thought about running. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone. Don’t bother me,” he yells and comes after me with a large rusty silver cleaver. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it as if it didn’t bother her at all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon I went to see Esther, and she could tell that something was bothering me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to ask who he was talking about because it didn’t matter. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Once I would have focused on the excitement, the hazard; now it’s the mess, the bother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Anderson took one look and told me not to even bother putting it on,” Tommie said glumly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t bothered no woman last summer or last fall either,” Bigger said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was washed out so often that it no longer seemed to bother him. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His commanding officer didn’t even bother to note Horan’s experience in his service record. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He said he didn’t know why he even bothered to come home anymore, since he no longer got the slightest bit of appreciation for his ideas. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And despite the rolling thunder, he couldn’t be bothered to hide under the covers. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But it was funny; nothing seemed to bother me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t write that I pretend they don’t bother me, but even after thirteen years of seeing them, they still hurt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for them and wondered if the dogs were bothered by the fleas as much as I was when they invaded our bed at night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered irritably what was making the noise, and why it was bothering her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Matt, who didn’t bother about being good, thought it a waste of time to worry about faults. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bother. I bother very much, my son.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Even Cora and her sisters can only bother us for a little while before they get called home to supper. sometimes, no words are needed Deep winter and the night air is cold. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He ran to another kid whose arm was elbow deep in a barrel of fruity Tootsie Rolls—a candy neither Fred nor I bothered with. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“He bothers you again, you walk away, understand?” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want the family to fight on Thanksgiving, especially since Rod hardly visits anymore, which bothers Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was she so upset, and would she be able to shake off whatever was bothering her so we could focus on the task at hand? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It had bothered me before; who else would it be? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom always said those kinds of jokes didn’t bother her, because Persians couldn’t be terrorists. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Smoke and heat didn’t bother me in my ghostly form, so I ran on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But he did not bother committing the essay to print. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The government of Russia under the Czars could not be bothered to investigate so trivial an event, which, after all, had occurred far away, among the backward Tungus people of Siberia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day I thought, I don’t have to bother. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the whispers, the glances, and the rumors that bother me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“She looked as if she’d been crying. Maybe something is wrong. Maybe something is bothering her.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She turned away then, not bothering to wipe her eyes, and walked home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

My closeness didn’t seem to bother her at all, and her cool, hard skin was oddly comforting to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. This is embarrassing. We didn’t want to bother you, but Hercules sent us.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They did not bother to tie them, for they were too weak to even stand. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all the chopping and peeling we weren’t talking much yet, but it didn’t seem to bother her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was reliable and did his work, but he always felt the need to look over my answers before handing them in with his, which bothered me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

That didn’t bother me because I heard that being a manicurist in a barbershop was easy and the tips were good. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothered me almost as much as the dream about Grover. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by how much that bothered me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now he understood why those tourists had bothered him right away, and why this thing’s voice sounded so familiar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She makes sure I don’t bother her eggs none. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Eighteenth-century record keeping wasn’t very precise, so no one bothered to write down his name. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

What bothered him was that he “still had sexual feelings for her.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She’d insisted something was bothering him, but Frank hadn’t thought much of it until now. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’d figured that would be enough to get me most of the way down, though, so I hadn’t bothered exchanging it for a full one. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

With the overhang facing south and being on the side of the hill, the rain wouldn’t bother them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

They didn't even bother to pull their shades down. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But it bothered me so much I finally told her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew not to even bother saying it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She came to me and asked if she could build a shack on my property. She promised to keep to herself. I saw no harm in it. You shouldn’t go bothering her.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

That sounded good, so she stuck with it, but the mistakes bothered her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why he feels the need to use hashtags and spell perfectly innocent words with a z, but he’s one of those teachers you don’t bother questioning. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sensed that my father did not need to be bothered by a crying child. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Because of this, many discussions of music theory don't bother naming octaves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Apparently, she didn’t bother telling him that she was feeling sick. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t be bothered rounding up all you people when we get ready to go.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It never used to bother me too much, because Gran was always there for me when I got home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“They don’t bother to find out about them,” Mr. Gayle said flatly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad said, “Was he there with his family? Did you bother the poor man?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll do better with bookkeeping than barrel staves, all right. There’s just one part of this that bothers me.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t bother Joaquin—he knew Mark would never hurt him, and even if he tried, Joaquin had three inches and about thirty pounds on him, so it would be a fast fight. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She went right on whether or not Gilly bothered to reply. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But something about what she said bothers me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think it’s because of Stuart that this bothers me so, but Charles Warring looks eerily thrilled by it all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I wrote late on purpose so you wouldn’t bother,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If they’re bothering you too much, we could get you something else for dinner. Maybe you could just have a smoothie? Phil, do you have a blender?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth plucked the bagel out of Piper’s hand and took a bite, but that didn’t bother Piper. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But there was one thing—what my father had said about Mr. Bykovski on the cage—that kept bothering me no matter what else I was trying to think about. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother to wipe away my tears because they just keep coming. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all shouted “Hell no” loudly, and they drank the beer faster, and Emo raised the bottle, not bothering to pour the whiskey into the little glass any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t bother to say her name, first or last, because you would’ve had to be from another high school or maybe even from out of state not to know who she was. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It bothered me while we were cleaning up this place that I didn't find a single thing to indicate that Cheddar had ever lived here. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever things at school bothered me, I went out on the water to shake it off. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It used to bother me; now I just see it as an early lesson in the inherent value of healthy competition. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m probably not going to bother doing the sabotaging, either. At least I’m not going to sabotage that contest.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The next morning we woke early and set out for the chapel, telling our hosts that we were fasting so as not to give them any further bother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I would have been embarrassed to tell him, later I just never bothered. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had its center and fountain, but there were fewer stores and it was quiet enough that the dogs could sleep on the street and not be bothered. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her stomach was starting to bother her and she was starting to have these fainting spells, you know, she’d just black out in the middle of the day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that this was jealousy, intended to discredit and destroy me as a tennis player, and it bothered me and made me angry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light didn't seem to bother them, though. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not. But there’s something that bothers me—that I ought to know. And how do you know I never saw you?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We told our father, no, don't bother playing us any more of your records, but still he persisted. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I think he really cares about Mama, in his own twisted way. He seems like he’s trying to do right, and he doesn’t bother me anymore, so we’ll just have to wait and see.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It ain’t even that that bothers me. It’s the way you acting. Like you want it. Like you looking forward to it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t bother her, these scattered, unsettled matters. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My basketball shorts are damp and dirty from the cemetery, same for Mateo’s jeans, so the wet bench doesn’t bother us when we sit. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t it bother you to be alone all the time? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It bothered him, like a sand grain in the eye of his scientific instinct. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I bet those kids were rescued a long time ago, and we didn't even bother looking it up, he thought. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

These names bothered me in sixth grade when I was excited to start middle school and make friends. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m bothered, too, when things are unfair,” Ishmael said to her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I certainly must've been very hard up to even bother with any of them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“If we get away from the warren, I’m not going to let Bigwig run everything, or why bother to go?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias mentioned something that was bothering him as he looked at the graven lines. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He sits up and tilts the can, chugging back the soup without really bothering to chew it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You can move if you need to—it won’t bother me.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Still it bothers me that her family isn’t happy. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Emma got up and left, heading to the back of the car where no one would bother her. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Todd13 scowled and his face actually turned red—a sign that he hadn’t bothered to turn off his account’s real-time emotion feature, which made your avatar mirror your facial expressions and body language. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You never let that bother you before,” she counters. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then I did not bother to put up the tent, just spread my blanket by the roadside and lay down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s got its own entrance. The apartment, I mean. It’s private. We won’t bother you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He did not bother to disguise the blind man’s trap, as it was hot and he was eager to get home to his new wife. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I never bothered with a calendar, but I heard them saying it was the middle of the month. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, as he was preparing my breakfast, Has­san asked if something was bothering me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She failed first grade by pretending to be stupid, but the setback didn't seem to bother her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t even bother me that most of the mothers paid us in homemade candy. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bothers me to think of her wearing gifts from her husband when she’s with me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She really helped me work out something that was bothering me.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With someone from the United States embassy living next door, the SIM might not bother us anymore. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I told you not to bother the cars!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man waiting at the next bus stop is literally on fire, but he doesn’t seem bothered by it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He must have felt like something was wrong, because, unlike Amá, he never bothers me when I’m alone in my room. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

People he never bothered with one way or another now seemed to have his ear. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It did bother me a bit, but I had pondered this quite a lot in the weeks before I asked Baba to go khastegari. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The scream came out as a strangled, whispered thing, the sort that could barely bother the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Why bother struggling with the grammar lessons of a six-year-old if each of us didn't believe that, against all reason, we might eventually improve? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother responding to him, just put my headphones on and head for the door. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Came from the village over on the other side of the market but thinks she’s something else now. Doesn't even bother to see her family anymore.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But I’ll be gone soon. Then you will be rid of my bothering.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a bother at all,” Mr. Barris says, placing his pencil down and rising from his seat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Sorry to bother you at home, but I'm doing a survey about your experience with a Sears electric blanket." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled like Fireballs—another candy Fred and I never bothered with. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

That night in particular he was getting all hot and bothered, as Mom would say. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had bothered Pa and Uncle Henry when they were hard at work. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to cry and didn’t bother hiding it from her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

You can’t ever win an argument with her, so why do I bother? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was something I needed to explain to Anatole, but I couldn’t be bothered with it at the peak of a contraction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This man has come, she thinks, to other doors and not bothered to knock. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z