be vexed
Example Sentences
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It seems odd to be vexed about a phenomenon as universal as adolescent puberty.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022
Judge, 27, is the latest key Yankee to be vexed by an injury.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020
The worldview is simple — to exist is to be vexed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2015
In the meantime, recent court cases show that pharmaceutical wholesalers continue to be vexed by what they describe as ambiguity at the DEA.
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 6, 2012
Yet I shd be vexed if any one were to publish my doctrines before me.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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