exasperation

Example Sentences

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She could be wryly funny about the impossibility of escaping her past; in time, her exasperation with endlessly retelling the story of her childhood became an aspect of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The exasperation young people feel at older folks, with our fat bank accounts struggling to program our televisions or upload videos, is understandable.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But after allowing myself a moment of exasperation with the woman on the television, I turned to the lessons of history.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

“Cabrón,” he calls me, “you are Mexican and we’ve been here speaking in English all this time,” he says in Spanish with a hint of playful exasperation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

She stretches out her arms in exasperation and then clamps them over her head.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan