frustrate

Example Sentences

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Sauer couldn’t give a straight answer, which seemed to frustrate the justice.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

She also saw her players start to let calls and miscommunications frustrate them: “I didn’t think our next-play speed was as good as it has been, and it affects you,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

This matters because much of the inflation and stagnation that frustrate households today isn’t about demand.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

In foreign policy, Podhoretz counseled that an unapologetic defense of American interests abroad is likeliest to frustrate the aggressions of bad actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

A soldier stood by to frustrate the designs of thieves.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson