exasperate

Penn State has four 11-win seasons since 2016 under Franklin, but here are the numbers that exasperate Nittany Lions fans: 1-9 against Ohio State; 3-16 vs. top-10 teams; 1-13 vs.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 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

The series can tend toward the twee, and the characters can exasperate.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

Simpson’s funny and moving tale is more successful, though its ambling pace and episodic structure may exasperate lovers of tight narrative.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 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

The Emily Dickinson of “A Quiet Passion” both exasperates and is exasperated by her tightly cloistered family, but the love and respect that courses among them is never in doubt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

Some draw comparisons with China’s relationship with North Korea, whose leadership exasperates Beijing at times with erratic behavior but nonetheless benefits from Chinese economic aid and diplomatic support.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

Arun G. Rao, a former assistant U.S. attorney for Maryland, said he gets why it exasperates police to rearrest the same people but that prosecutors and judges must consider many issues.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2020

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

The first, crucial step was securing support for his appointment from elected politicians whose constituents are exasperated with inflation and the Fed’s apparent inability to date to explain what went wrong after 2021 and why.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Rama has appeared exasperated in his response to the protests.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Anya watched the tension in the princess’s body drain out with a long, exasperated sigh.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

It takes only a moment or two for him to establish each figure’s unique traits, from the amiable to the exasperating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

All of this makes for an exasperating experience, but what’s most aggravating is that we’ve stood for this for so long.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026

At some forecourts in Bamako, motorists are met by a note bearing three, exasperating words - "no fuel today".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

But to make up for that irremediable power, which was exasperating even for him, he had a cordiality that won the immediate confidence of others and a stupendous capacity for work.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez