aggravating
Example Sentences
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“This whole thing is aggravating because there’s no place in America where you can just take it down the road,” said Terry White, Discovery’s retired orbital processing chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Scotland's courts consistently identify the same aggravating factors in embezzlement cases.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
He said the international community needed to do more to prevent foreign trawlers operating illegally in the region, aggravating locals.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
But Nexstar seems to be only aggravating the tension between its professed Middle America branding and its actual business moves.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
“Yes, I have. God knows why. You're peculiar, you're aggravating, yet you're easy to forgive. You say you're seventeen?”
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
