exasperate

Held in a stifling courtroom during the peak of summer, the proceedings involved day after day of contentious confrontation as the couple sought to exasperate Li Mien, the presiding judge, at every opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He could exasperate editors with his strongly held opinions and his prodigal ways with an expense account.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The issues exasperate many of the remaining businesses.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

“They exasperate before and after. They dwell instead in a null space, a long between. Distrust anyone who tries to pin them to the pages of a book.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Such things exasperate a soldier more than the front-line.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

What further exasperates the residents of the complex is that there is a GP surgery less than 100m from their building.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024

Norma López, a 56-year-old homemaker, has a post leaning just feet away from her balcony in Loiza, and it exasperates her every time she sees it.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

Earlier in April, Hahn sparred with another frequent speaker who often uses profanity, Armando Herman, who regularly exasperates the supervisors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2019

Emotions run high in Venice, the Italian island city that fascinates visitors even as it exasperates the dwindling band of local inhabitants.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017

She exasperates him, as she does everyone who roots for her success, but he loves her mind and courage.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Despite being born more than four decades later, an exasperated generation of French teenagers are looking to the past for inspiration.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Miranda said exasperated neighbors had banded together to put up more lighting and cameras to protect their properties, “but it really did feel like this is forever, because nothing was going to happen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The hypocrisy of not paying athletes exasperated jurists all the way to the Supreme Court, and the old cabal crumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Citing unnamed US officials, NBC News reported earlier this week that Trump erupted in anger during a recent White House meeting and was "exasperated" by his limited available options to end the war.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The chair made a squeaky exasperated noise as it rolled toward me.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Though this material provides context, the book’s habit of teasing the titular riot several times and then jumping to another topic gets a bit exasperating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

At some forecourts in Bamako, motorists are met by a note bearing three, exasperating words - "no fuel today".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

Even at Carmen’s most exasperating, she could still surprise Ortega with a simple, poignant question: “How are you doing in your life, Roxie?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025

He climbed into people’s eyes and became an exasperating expression.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy