terrible bore

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

describes a very boring person

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Examples (20)

  • He's a terrible bore; all he ever talks about is his stamp collection.
  • Filling out all this paperwork is a terrible bore.
  • I got stuck talking to a terrible bore at the party last night.
  • It's a terrible bore having to sit through long meetings every Monday.
  • Many find the new professor to be a terrible bore because of his monotonous lectures.
  • I find the daily commute a terrible bore, especially with the traffic.
  • I really hope my dinner date isn't a terrible bore.
  • The three-hour train journey with no Wi-Fi was a terrible bore.
  • Why do you think he's such a terrible bore?
  • Don't you think these mandatory training sessions are a terrible bore?
  • My old boss was a terrible bore who could make any topic sound dull.
  • If I have to sort these files all day, it's going to be a terrible bore.
  • Filling out these tax forms is a terrible bore.
  • While necessary, manually entering all the data can be a terrible bore.
  • The weekly team meeting has unfortunately become a terrible bore.
  • Ugh, doing the weekly grocery shopping is such a terrible bore.
  • Although he is very intelligent, his inability to discuss anything but physics makes him a terrible bore.
  • Waiting for the slow software to update is always a terrible bore.
  • Honestly, this whole administrative process is a terrible bore.
  • Tidying my room every weekend has become a terrible bore.