- past participle of exasperate.
- past tense form of exasperate.
exasperated
Example Sentences
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Some see a dark irony: Five years ago, an exasperated President Andrés Manuel López Obrador bemoaned that a corrupt customs regime had allowed organized crime to take over land and maritime ports of entry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
It’s funny, my mother used to look at me with an expression that was neither mocking nor exasperated, merely seasoned, and say, “Baby, not everything needs to be a production.”
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
At one point, an exasperated Wataka pulled out his phone to prove that the composers had been dead for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
As one of France's hottest days on record unfolded on 23 June, exasperated people painted white chalk on their windows to screen out the sun.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Rio made an exasperated gesture toward Kat, who stood next to him eating an egg sandwich.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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The Giver
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