exasperate
Example Sentences
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The problem goes well beyond homelessness: Thousands of severely ill people live with exasperated family members who wear themselves out trying to get help for loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times
Kura Sushi’s price bump comes as Americans are exasperated with paying more for food in grocery store aisles and when eating out.
That the prime minister can turn things around, as one of his exasperated cabinet allies said, "people just really want us to fix it".
From BBC
His aunt’s sigh was somewhere between exasperated and tender, the most motherly sound she’d ever made to him.
From Literature
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Abu looked exasperated, probably thinking this was what he got for working with the new boy.
From Literature
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