irritation
Example Sentences
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For many places, the daily reports continue to say “Water Color: Dark” and “Respiratory Irritation: Intense.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2018
Irritation on the touchline remained a feature of the first half from both managers.
From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2016
As inventions go, Jake Zien’s was a clever fix rather than an imaginative breakthrough: Irritation was the mother of his invention.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2015
Irritation over Cosby’s views alone, then, did not threaten his iconic status — especially given that more black people than often acknowledged actually concur with Cosby’s cultural opinions.
From Time • Nov. 21, 2014
Irritation flared in him, then turned to rage, and then he was screaming at a card on the floor that he couldn’t grab ahold of, and the terror spread.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing irritation
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Unit 5, Week 1
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