Example Sentences

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Irksomely, some of the best still have not materialized on DVD or on-demand.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2011

Irksomely, Leonard refused to wait in his corner for rounds to begin and paid almost no attention to closing bells.

From Time Magazine Archive