Example Sentences

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There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This time there were no setbacks or aggravations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

On Saturday Mr Niinisto called Mr Putin to tell him of the Finnish decision and later said the call had been "direct and straight-forward" and "conducted without aggravations".

From BBC • May 15, 2022

And coaches and medical personnel have explained the aggravations, like masks and testing, that will come with remaining unprotected during the season.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

We didn’t fight often, and when we did, it was typically over petty things, a string of pent-up aggravations that surfaced usually when one or both of us got overly fatigued or stressed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama