aggravation

Example Sentences

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To do that you have to put up with the aggravation, the late-night calls or the dumb questions.

From Los Angeles Times

"Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?" snarled Liam.

From BBC

The charges had been said to have had a connection with serious organised crime, but this aggravation was deleted by prosecutors at the end of the evidence.

From BBC

Kathy Cady, who served as his victims’ rights attorney, is now the head of Hochman’s Bureau of Victims’ Services, another point of aggravation for the relatives fighting for the brothers release.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite maintaining no wrongdoing, Ms Bellamy said she offered to take down the recipes from future reprints "to prevent further aggravation", and that this was communicated "swiftly" to Ms Maehashi.

From BBC