exasperated
Example Sentences
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He hated school and his exasperated father told him that he would stop punishing him for bad reports if he applied himself to reading.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Kura Sushi’s price bump comes as Americans are exasperated with paying more for food in grocery store aisles and when eating out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
An exasperated Davidson then tried to remind ICE agents about the parameters of their operation in Minnesota.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
I did not, however, manage to do the same to my exasperated groan, and of course old Treebaun heard it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
