irritation
Example Sentences
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His physician also addressed bruising on his hand, which has been photographed during public events, as being "consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking" while taking aspirin for "cardiovascular prevention".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“I want them to express either a frustration or an irritation in honest dialogue, and quite frankly, I’m getting it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Short-term exposure to EtO by inhalation can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue respiratory irritation and other adverse health effects, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Just the sort of low-grade irritation that makes you want to be gently contained by dinner.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
How could it be otherwise, when Helen, at all times and under all circumstances, evinced for me a quiet and faithful friendship, which ill-humour never soured, nor irritation never troubled?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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