exasperation
Example Sentences
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Residents of Kyoto and other tourist hotspots have expressed exasperation with selfie-taking crowds, and now an online backlash against Japan fever is growing.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
She could be wryly funny about the impossibility of escaping her past; in time, her exasperation with endlessly retelling the story of her childhood became an aspect of the story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
But after allowing myself a moment of exasperation with the woman on the television, I turned to the lessons of history.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
“So they tell me — so they tell me repeatedly,” Brooks says with an air of exasperation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
“Don’t make dear Mr. Bangs explain it to you again,” she said, with a bit of exasperation coloring her voice.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing exasperation
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