irritating

Example Sentences

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Irritating as Sutton’s opinion was, it set into motion the final smack down between gay couples and the states that forbade their marriages.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015

Irritating disputes on nonessential matters can be adjudicated easily enough, but they eat into your battery power.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2012

Irritating at first, the conceit works by meshing with Wagner's opera instead of conflicting with it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2011

Irritating and unnecessary though they often were, one must grieve to see that they have apparently perished from the earth.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2010

Irritating as Miss Kenton's behaviour was, I could not afford to give it much thought, for by then the first of the guests had arrived.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro