bored at

Frequency: 5.545.0 per million words

Used to specify the situation or prospect causing boredom, e.g., 'at the prospect of...'

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Examples (10)

  • He was bored at the prospect of another long meeting.
  • She grew bored at the thought of spending the entire summer indoors.
  • Even the most enthusiastic students seemed bored at the lecture on ancient pottery.
  • I'm getting a little bored at the constant repetition of the same old stories.
  • They were clearly bored at the formal dinner party, stifling yawns.
  • Feeling increasingly bored at his desk job, he started looking for a more exciting career.
  • The children quickly became bored at the art museum.
  • You could tell he was bored at the ceremony by the way he kept checking his phone.
  • She sounded bored at the idea of watching another romantic comedy.
  • We were all terribly bored at the conference, which dragged on for hours.