irksome

Example Sentences

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“It’s quite clear that the public find the fact that he lives in this enormous house extremely irksome,” says Robert Hardman, author of “The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.”

From Los Angeles Times

But what makes that introduction to the world of “Holland” particularly irksome is not just that it’s mistrusting of its audience, but that it’s also mistrusting of the film itself.

From Salon

Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of large beach tents, called cabanas in Australia.

From BBC

For some people, it's strangers' habits that are most irksome, while for others, it's loved ones.

From BBC