exasperation
Example Sentences
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Consumer advocates have been calling for something similar to IRS Direct File for decades, pointing with exasperation to supposedly forward-thinking European countries like the Netherlands, where tax filing is automatic and painless.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
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
At the same time, she said her exasperation with the city’s leadership has been building for months.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
She rolled her eyes and huffed in exasperation, taking the book back out of my hand and chucking it haphazardly onto the bed.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing exasperation
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