aggravate
Example Sentences
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If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
For lawyer and activist Arif Ali Cangi, the legislation approved in July, which allows companies to expropriate or rezone agricultural land for mining, will only aggravate the situation.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Higher oil prices, which are already hitting gas stations, airfares and shipping costs, could aggravate all three.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
And people do leave, including the ones Lemon seems to aggravate the most.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
Dimly, Jonah realized that she may have been trying to aggravate him, to jolt him out of his gloom.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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