irk

Example Sentences

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These interventions can irk the grassroots, and there will be some carping over the Daines move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But the deferred contracts are what might irk the haters the most.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

As the days wore on, stray comments started to irk him.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

That breach of cricketing etiquette, in an era of fusty formality, was sufficient to slightly irk Bradman as he walked from his crease.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

Molly knows she should ignore these comments—“water off a duck’s back,” Ralph says—but they irk her.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline