Bores spoke warmly of his Czech hometown during the interview.

I was bored to tears during the three-hour lecture.

I was bored stiff during the three-hour meeting.

Several colleagues bore witness to the accuracy of her report.

Although the team faced constant setbacks, their captain bore up and kept everyone's spirits high.

Faced with the critical exam, she bore down and studied through the night.

After drilling the pilot hole, the machinist used a reamer to bore out the cast aluminum to the precise diameter required.

The long study bore out our initial hypothesis.

The boring clam slowly ground its way into the coral, its thick shell chiseling through rock as it sought a secure home.

Biologists observed several boring clams slowly drilling into the pier pilings.