annoying

Example Sentences

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Politicians in Michigan and Illinois are pushing for help to build barriers and blast annoying sounds to repel the fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"It is annoying," he told BBC Radio 4's Money Box, having thought as a young man that he would have eventually got his pension at 65.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But homing in on the annoying and self-defeating aspects of it misses the real story of how the movement changed American society, and the world, for the better—and how Lindy West did too.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"I'll be a bit clumsy up there -- so I know that's going to be hilarious and annoying at the same time."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

If you said you needed help, he just helped without a lot of annoying questions.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold