exasperation
Example Sentences
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“You won’t miss the statue,” the clerk said, the slightest tang of exasperation in his tone.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Now she gets the same question at every PTA meeting and presentation—and she understands the exasperation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
There's disappointment, anger and exasperation within the party.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
McIlroy briefly reclaimed a one-shot lead but gave that back with a bogey on 17, bending over in exasperation when he left a par putt just short.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Too late I realized that for all his air of exasperation this was a moment he had dreamed of during many long, uneventful shifts in his little glass booth.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing exasperation
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