vex

Example Sentences

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The brevity—and breakneck speed—of many of the new trade deals with the U.S. have left ambiguities that vex swift approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

But it doesn’t actually seem to vex your generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

These poor circumstances vex artists, despite optimism by curators and others who say more and more Ugandans are starting to appreciate art as an attractive investment option.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Among his more personal observations are the things that seem to vex him.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens