exasperated
Example Sentences
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On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
In America, the lasting image of the time is of cars and exasperated drivers waiting for hours in fuel lines.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
But the cyclops can’t solve the simplest of riddles and the increasingly exasperated maidens, who’ll be free once a riddle is solved, can’t get them to stop approaching the cave or from making terrible guesses.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Lara, the regulator, appears exasperated by some insurers’ reluctance to re-enter the market, despite getting pretty much everything on their wish list.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“I know!” snapped Ranofer, exasperated at hearing it for the fiftieth time.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Vocabulary lists containing exasperated
The Giver
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Number the Stars
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