peeve
Example Sentences
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“Stop staring at him and pay attention. Coach will be peeved if you don’t know the drill when we get in the pool. Keep your eye on the prize, okay?”
From Literature
It was a strange demand, but nothing peeved Clare more than when he was trying to usher a wandering soul and they bucked against his every little request.
From Literature
He says he believes the system has improved access to university for disadvantaged students, and that it's a "pet peeve" to hear discussions of it being a "crippling loan", or like a mortgage.
From BBC
Recalls a peeved Mr. Blankfein: “It was like the undertaker calling at your sickbed.”
Opal kept busy with the names, unless the miller was present, and when Archie needed feeding she seemed quite peeved to have to stop.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
