irritably

Example Sentences

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A flower seller, asked about the tourist trade, irritably mimed how some outsiders would manhandle his delicate blooms — brilliant purple irises and Van Gogh-worthy sunflowers — and then walk away without buying anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Elsewhere, there were Victorian-era greeting cards of cats irritably perched on tricycle seats, or posed as if having tea parties.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

In Texas, Dawood Formuli misses his family’s typical pre-iftar routine: His hungry father irritably asking for his food.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

If Pompeo is not running for the Senate, the Kansas City Star noted irritably, he had “better things to do” than to keep coming back.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2019

“Oh yes, you do,” said Professor McGonagall irritably.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling