frustrate

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

They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

“There’s immense amount of pressure, and sometimes that pressure can get you and frustrate you in different ways,” said Clark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

In fact, entire Reddit forums and YouTube channels are devoted to what’s called “scambaiting,” the practice of intentionally engaging with scammers to frustrate or troll them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

But now all of them, good and bad, frustrate me.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

"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

The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel “The Hunter,” “Point Blank” has all the makings of a highly involving thriller, but Mr. Boorman consistently frustrates these expectations with more artistic aims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Once sold at discounted rates, many platforms have raised prices at a clip consumers say frustrates them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

I know where she’s coming from with all of this, but it still frustrates me.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Doctors are frustrated because they are bogged down with patients.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Like a lot of frustrated Americans, she had nearly given up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“But it’s not like I’m frustrated just because I’m playing at home or anything. Whether it’s on the road or at home, it would be frustrating, just not helping the team win games.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

It is no surprise that City's rivals are frustrated.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Penelope felt sorry for the frustrated gardener, who had a great deal of work to do and no parasol to shield him from the sun, either.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

But the most frustrating thing for Grace, and why she contacted BBC Your Voice, is because she does not feel medical experts recognise that teenagers and adolescents can suffer from endometriosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

It was a frustrating end to a frustrating game for Garretson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

After the thrilling highs and frustrating lows of the past four years and 38 Tests, he stroked 91 runs from 93 balls without breaking sweat on day two of the first Test against Pakistan.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The more Mitchell conjures joy and fear from thin air with the snap of his fingers, the more frustrating it becomes that audiences seldom get to experience summer fun at this caliber anymore.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

For us, looking back at these events and trying to understand them, there is a frustrating paradox at work here.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein