annoy
Example Sentences
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"I'm scared of their patrols, worried that if I wear something too bright it might annoy them."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
This will annoy people who think everything important happens in Silicon Valley.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
"I suspect that she does not want to annoy her son."
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
As Frost pointed out, it’s not necessary to annoy people with self-important umbrage.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
“I was beginning to feel better, so I thought I would talk with you a bit You always manage to annoy me.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.