nuisance
Example Sentences
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On the island, dissidents were a messy nuisance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The spokesman added Farage periodically receives "nuisance claims of this nature, frequently for relatively modest sums falling within the small claims track and often lacking substantive merit".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
These unnecessary preventative measures aren’t just a nuisance for the consumer; they’re a hassle for the overworked, underpaid employee who spends their shift telling customers, “No, we don’t have more of that in the back.”
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The New Mexico Department of Justice is now arguing at the bench trial that Meta’s actions amount to a public nuisance.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
These insects were a nuisance, but not dangerous—until they bit a person who’d come aboard with the virus.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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