grow bored

Frequency: 6.575.3 per million words

Implies becoming bored gradually over time.

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Examples (10)

  • As the lecture dragged on, the audience began to grow bored.
  • After weeks of the same routine, he started to grow bored with his job.
  • Children will quickly grow bored if the activities aren't engaging.
  • She had grown bored of the quiet countryside and longed for the city.
  • It's natural to grow bored with a game after playing it for hundreds of hours.
  • I could see my friends growing bored as I explained the complex rules.
  • Even his most dedicated fans were growing bored with his repetitive music.
  • The cat soon grew bored of its new toy and went for a nap.
  • If you don't find new challenges, you will inevitably grow bored in your career.
  • He never seemed to grow bored of listening to the same old stories.