aggravating
Example Sentences
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The retailer's attempt to humanise its chat bot may have backfired, as some users said that Olive was "obnoxious," while another said that they found its small talk "aggravating."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
It’s all fittingly itchy for literature’s most aggravating couple and a story that chafes against the convention that love wins — or even that love is good.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Reaves is approaching the four-week point after aggravating his calf injury on Christmas Day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Across the country, the criminal-justice system should take desecration of the dead far more seriously as an aggravating factor in thefts, with stronger prosecutions and harsher penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“All the more reason to go,” he said, with a smile I would have found appealing if his flippancy wasn’t so aggravating.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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