frustrate

Morocco have shown they can defend well and frustrate their opponents, and if they can do that to France then why can't they win?

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Passed it to the more offensive players as Ghana looked to frustrate England but did not have the influence that he has shown in his international career so far.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

If he can frustrate Uruguay the same way, Cape Verde could be through to the round of 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

They raise costs, squeeze margins, and frustrate managers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

He would later recall the lesson he had learned in that bloody valley: “There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Angelenos don’t mind haters — it’s the type of city that frustrates residents even on its best days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million people -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

What frustrates Adani is that India still has a small share of the world’s exports, at about 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

But adults know that life frustrates meticulous planners and makes a mockery of control, so onstage, that is what Volpe takes away from Wayne.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

So: Patients are frustrated because doctors seem rushed.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Williams, who lives in Brynteg, said he was "frustrated" that homes "perfect" for local people have been "left lying dormant".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

ABC had long been frustrated that KDNL, unlike its other major-market affiliates, didn’t produce its own local news programming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He gets a little frustrated with Brody, but he’s not that kind of cortisol-burning, wild-eyed panic that Tom Loftis is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

She says things to her phone like “Mama, I know you are frustrated that I’m going to miss dinner again, but the work I am doing here is really important.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

After the thrilling highs and frustrating lows of the past four years and 38 Tests, he stroked 91 runs from 93 balls without breaking sweat on day two of the first Test against Pakistan.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Whether it’s my first year or 10th year with a team, I think it’d be frustrating regardless,” Tucker said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s frustrating and unnecessary; it’s also not about me.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

"Last year was really a big struggle with a lot of difficult moments. To miss so many games because of injury was really frustrating," Odegaard said on Sunday.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The dead were just as frustrating as the living.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland