- past participle of exasperate.
- past tense form of exasperate.
exasperated
Example Sentences
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But her opinion sounds as exhausted as it is exasperated.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
He hated school and his exasperated father told him that he would stop punishing him for bad reports if he applied himself to reading.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 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
In a tired, exasperated voice, he said, “Take them into custody. Put them in interrogation. We’ll find out where they’ve hidden the Nightingale.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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The Giver
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