exasperate
Example Sentences
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To further exasperate the lingering injury bug, Reaves left the game after the first half because of left calf soreness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
The issues exasperate many of the remaining businesses.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
The past-and-present double investigations that ensue — and, of course, eventually come together — are not airtight; the characters, especially Sarah, are prone to the kind of head-scratching decisions that exasperate the true mystery fan.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023
However, quite how the hosts did not manage to win will mystify and exasperate the new man at the helm.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022
Such things exasperate a soldier more than the front-line.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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