exasperate

Panjabi portrays Reena’s mother, Suman, a reserved but resolute woman and member of the Jehovah’s Witness faith who runs a home with rules that exasperate her eldest child.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

The issues exasperate many of the remaining businesses.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

The past-and-present double investigations that ensue — and, of course, eventually come together — are not airtight; the characters, especially Sarah, are prone to the kind of head-scratching decisions that exasperate the true mystery fan.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

However, quite how the hosts did not manage to win will mystify and exasperate the new man at the helm.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2022

He kicked, pounded, twisted, pushed, using his lack of size to confound and exasperate Elisha, whose damp fists, joined at the small of John’s back, soon slipped.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

What further exasperates the residents of the complex is that there is a GP surgery less than 100m from their building.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024

Norma López, a 56-year-old homemaker, has a post leaning just feet away from her balcony in Loiza, and it exasperates her every time she sees it.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

Earlier in April, Hahn sparred with another frequent speaker who often uses profanity, Armando Herman, who regularly exasperates the supervisors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2019

Emotions run high in Venice, the Italian island city that fascinates visitors even as it exasperates the dwindling band of local inhabitants.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017

She exasperates him, as she does everyone who roots for her success, but he loves her mind and courage.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

It’s funny, my mother used to look at me with an expression that was neither mocking nor exasperated, merely seasoned, and say, “Baby, not everything needs to be a production.”

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Jack Loder, a clearly exasperated digital content producer for the Giants’ flagship station KNBR, posted a two-minute video on X shortly after the game that singled out Webb for criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

As one of France's hottest days on record unfolded on 23 June, exasperated people painted white chalk on their windows to screen out the sun.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Spectators are left exasperated while staff work to patch up the old machines, connected by fraying electrical wires.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Okay, Mami, I’ll try,” I say, starting to feel a little exasperated.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Biopics are “an exasperating genre,” Variety wrote, smushing some of “the planet’s most unorthodox personalities into a reductive, overly moralistic mold.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Just east of Bali, Lombok boasts the same azure beaches and stunning views as its famous neighbour, but without the exasperating crowds.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

That included a 60-yard touchdown to Johnston, who scored twice against the Chiefs and is redefining his onetime reputation for exasperating drops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

During one long, exasperating endgame, it began to rain, and neither he nor his opponent would let the storm stay their appointed task of finishing the game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady