inconvenience

Omi admitted the string of incidents at the event - which was bigger than the Paris Olympics by number of participants - had caused significant inconvenience for some delegations.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“We’ve been working to fix the issue since it was identified this morning and apologise to anyone affected and for any inconvenience caused.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“It’s not just an inconvenience for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"We caused great inconvenience and the organising committee takes this seriously," the spokesperson added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Even though it was a geographic inconvenience, I really liked Holliday Park.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

But taken together, thousands of decisions to eliminate small inconveniences can also eliminate opportunities for connection.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

"We must offer our apologies to the athletes and others affected by these inconveniences," said Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa, who is also acting chairman of the local organising committee.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The idea is simple: Some inconveniences aren’t merely costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, wide adoption has brought new inconveniences, as even power users feel awkward talking to their laptops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

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

To be Austin at a World Cup match is to rarely be inconvenienced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

However, some ways of being inconvenienced are more draining than others.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

My wiring is mostly worried about being inconvenienced, or embarrassing myself in some way where I do something to screw something up or hurt someone or something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

“I think that when people are confronted with nature in the city people are both fascinated by it and sometimes inconvenienced by it,” says seabird ecologist Louise Blight.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

It may have inconvenienced some charging bellowing officials but for us it made of Washington the most beautiful city in the world, a quiet place.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

She later apologized to her security detail, secretaries and driver for inconveniencing them by starting at such an early hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

Aside from inconveniencing other moviegoers as they shuffle past, stepping on toes and grabbing seatbacks after the lights have gone down, they’re missing every single trailer for an upcoming attraction.

From Salon ● May 22, 2025

"They're inconveniencing the majority for the sake of the few that actually come that way," adds Mr Thomas.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

The Chicano movement was in full force and inconveniencing the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023

Thompson was dashing and ambitious, "handsome in feature and figure," occasionally courageous and exceedingly bright, but untroubled by anything so inconveniencing as a scruple.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson