frustrate

Supporting all that consumption is an economy that might frustrate Americans but is nonetheless keeping spending habits afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It said she was engaged in “gamesmanship… familiar in capital litigation … designed to frustrate … ‘the State’s strong interest in finality and the surviving victims’ right to closure.”

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, according to property portal Zoopla, as high mortgage rates frustrate potential buyers.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

"You know what I'm talking about. The ways I frustrate you. The way you look to your father for reassurance when you can't stand my questions."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

It frustrates him that his mom, 55, is still wary of opening a Roth IRA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Angelenos don’t mind haters — it’s the type of city that frustrates residents even on its best days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

From what you say in your letter, it frustrates you that he does not seem to understand — or respect — what this $6 million in retirement savings mean to you.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Nothing in the world frustrates Sarah-Jane Friedman more than a “miscarriage of justice.”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

From California to Massachusetts, they will decide on initiatives that could impact local housing markets and address the soaring cost of homes that have frustrated so many Americans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The disasters themselves are difficult to predict and price, so investors get frustrated with issuers that fail to disclose how they are preparing for such events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I knock on a lot of doors but I know people are tired of listening. They are frustrated with politics. If one person says 'this is amazing,' it makes me go after 10 other doors."

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

While knitters were frustrated that the piece was being represented by crochet, crocheters were irked that the piece talked so much about knitting.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

He knew she was frustrated but he’d never seen her do anything like that before.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Equally frustrating for the Ukrainians I met was their own government's silence.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But more frustrating is the novel’s ultimate affect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The envy you’re describing is uncomfortable, frustrating and totally natural.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“We’re still doing these chaotic things, which is really frustrating as a fan.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s another frustrating night at my table, working by the light of my green-shaded lamp, marking up messages with colored pencils.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin