exasperating
Example Sentences
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Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Well, I wish somebody had told me that our dad was in a coming-out loop!” says an exasperated Richard, who is usually the one exasperating others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
At some forecourts in Bamako, motorists are met by a note bearing three, exasperating words - "no fuel today".
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
As Vince, Bateman — who also directed the first two episodes, efficiently, with “Ozark” co-star Laura Linney helming the second two — leavens an exasperating character with his innate likability.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
During one long, exasperating endgame, it began to rain, and neither he nor his opponent would let the storm stay their appointed task of finishing the game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing exasperating
The Diary of a Young Girl
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The Last Lecture
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
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