How to Use boredom in a Sentence

boredom

noun
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  • On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom.
  • Sometimes the best cure for boredom is leaving the house.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Waiting for our flight in the airport, my boyfriend and I snack out of boredom.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2022
  • He was drawn into the work of the hospital out of boredom.
    — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 28 June 2023
  • As the heat pounds, the girls fend off boredom with the slouchy aimlessness that leads to scrapes and escapes.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Over that time, Ginny talked about the utter boredom of life in Dolor compared to the rest of the world.
    — Hazlitt, 25 Jan. 2023
  • To stave off boredom, Mata would draw on a napkin with a pen.
    — Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2022
  • And since there are 634 pieces, there's no chance of boredom ever settling in.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • Maybe that eight ball of cocaine was in the White House because without it the staffers would just fall asleep out of sheer boredom.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 21 July 2023
  • Dogs have been known to chew on rugs, couches, and more in an effort to relieve boredom.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Sometimes a yawn is a sign of exhaustion and not boredom.
    — Mike Bass Special To The Enquirer Usa Today Network, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
  • On the one hand, screens have reduced boredom; there’s always something to see, read or watch.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Watching grass grow has long been a synonym for boredom.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • By summer 2021, in a fit of pandemic boredom, Auerbach opened the Dropbox of the Arcs’ old songs.
    — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Sometimes, from that boredom, things sprout up that are surprising and weird and fun.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 31 July 2022
  • The boredom of being stranded alone was worse than the illness itself.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The oooweee-tart flavor busts up the boredom of snacking on nuts without piling on the sugar.
    — Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The firm attributes the shift to fewer young people in the workforce, longer lifespans, high costs of living, and boredom.
    — Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • During the middle of the summer, there is always the potential for a bit of summer boredom to hit some of us.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 9 July 2022
  • Some retirees have returned to work, due to the need for another income stream or out of boredom.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
  • In times of stress or boredom, people look for distractions.
    — Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a bleached, uniform coolness to it all, that kind that suits teenage boredom, every day blending into the next.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Physical Thrills came as a result of the boredom brought on by the pandemic, when Aubert was taking care of his son while stuck at home.
    — Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 11 July 2022
  • Sarah might be onto something about the dopamine hit or just general parental boredom.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There are so many creative shows and formats, there is simply no boredom in this business.
    — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In sharing her boredom and anxieties, Miller’s given me much to think about.
    — Longreads, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And stress, boredom and anxiety can hinder the learning process.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Many of them are currently offering free trials, to help get you through any stretch of boredom.
    — Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022
  • The camera panned back revealing children in the studio with him, yawning in mock boredom.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Due to the sheer number of hours spent interacting with colleagues, others may be looking for a way to cure the boredom or snap out of the midday slump.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 10 Mar. 2023

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