Example Sentences

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Maddeningly, however, recent multistate listeria outbreaks have included foods like ice cream, frozen vegetables and … prewashed bagged salad.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Maddeningly, to promote his first fight under the record-smashing deal, Showtime infamously televised an hour-long infomercial, produced by Mayweather, which reframed his incarceration as an obstacle to be overcome on the comeback trail.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020

Maddeningly, the stamps on the envelope were not canceled at the post office, which might have narrowed the area of town from which the letter was mailed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2017

Maddeningly, I wasn’t sure which foods might be safe to eat until I tried them.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017

Maddeningly, the horrible Babushkawoos insisted on calling her Lumawoo, as the Incorrigible children had.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood