peeve

Example Sentences

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It’s a pet peeve of hers when someone is multitasking when she’s trying to talk to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

My current pet peeve is everyone on social media posting linear ratings and comparing them to the season before.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

“It’s a pet peeve with many people,” he told me.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

Gavaskar's big peeve is about the boundary distance being reduced from the conventional 75 yards to 65 or even lesser.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

I know that unnecessarily tall things are a pet peeve of Autumn’s, but I don’t understand why she seems so ready to go head-to-head with something this huge.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer