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

His phone pings; he looks at it irritably.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2022

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

After restraining himself for half an hour, Peter asked somewhat irritably if he would stop fiddling with the radio.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank