inconvenience

Omi admitted the string of incidents at the event - which was bigger than the Paris Olympics by number of participants - had caused significant inconvenience for some delegations.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“It’s not just an inconvenience for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The vehicle has the zippy initial acceleration common to EVs, but its top speed proved too much of an inconvenience for others: a stream of drivers passed me in the left-hand turn lane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We caused great inconvenience and the organising committee takes this seriously," the spokesperson added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dad always tells them to volunteer because they give away hundreds of dollars in travel vouchers, which is always worth the inconvenience.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

But taken together, thousands of decisions to eliminate small inconveniences can also eliminate opportunities for connection.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nagoya's mayor apologised to athletes on Wednesday for "inconveniences" at the Asian Games in the Japanese city following a string of complaints.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In a press conference before landing, Christina Koch said the inconveniences, such as freeze-dried food or a toilet without much privacy, were worth it.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

With an EV, we no longer have to deal with many legacy irritants and inconveniences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

For between him and his ship were more than a few inconveniences.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

However, some ways of being inconvenienced are more draining than others.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

But the crowds and snarled traffic have inconvenienced some including Eric Stein, a Park City resident, who said he can’t wait for the festival to leave town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

My wiring is mostly worried about being inconvenienced, or embarrassing myself in some way where I do something to screw something up or hurt someone or something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

“I think that when people are confronted with nature in the city people are both fascinated by it and sometimes inconvenienced by it,” says seabird ecologist Louise Blight.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

I flew to Myrtle Beach and found her as I had always known her: fully in control and careful that I not be inconvenienced by my father, even in death.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Chatfield asked the Los Angeles Times in 1997 in response to criticism from community members and some local officials who pegged his nonprofit as inconveniencing residents by helping homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

She later apologized to her security detail, secretaries and driver for inconveniencing them by starting at such an early hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

With no workers left, heaps of trash have been overflowing from public bins and dump yards on to the streets, inconveniencing residents.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025

There is no way to get rid of the rats without inconveniencing people.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2023

Thompson was dashing and ambitious, "handsome in feature and figure," occasionally courageous and exceedingly bright, but untroubled by anything so inconveniencing as a scruple.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson