Example Sentences

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Small inconveniences you overlook on vacation can become major issues when they are part of your daily life.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

The ultrawealthy are wielding their growing fortunes to glide through a rarefied realm unencumbered by the inconveniences of ordinary life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

"In this study, we're talking about daily stressors, the minor inconveniences that occur throughout the day, but there's also chronic stress where people are continually impacted by stressors again and again," Witzel said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

In his few conversations with Emily, he’s often blithe, focused more on the inconveniences prison life poses or whether Maisie will remember him than on what his wife and daughter must deal with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Mandy lived with us as cook and godmother of our children—and secret performer of small magic to protect us from colds, broken crockery, and the sundry inconveniences of a royal household.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine