bugbear

Example Sentences

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Giving up a beloved pet in order to find somewhere to live has long been a bugbear of those needing to rent.

From BBC

Potholes have become a major bugbear for many drivers.

From BBC

The push factors, meanwhile, are long-standing bugbears - such as a poor regulatory environment, tiresome bureaucracy and a poor ease-of-business climate that has led to an exodus of wealthy, high-earning Indians over the years.

From BBC

One bugbear for her is when parents bring a phone or other device for their children "and they have it on full whack", she says.

From BBC

Kennedy stepped around the question to talk specifically about antidepressants: a longtime bugbear for the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Salon