irksome

Example Sentences

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Edmund White, the American novelist who lived in Paris for 15 years and was a frequent visitor to the Louvre, said he hoped the new policy would keep irksome icon-worshippers away.

From New York Times

This is particularly irksome as the complexities of being a parent are themes that Cameron has explored brilliantly in the past – motherhood in "Aliens" and fatherhood in "Terminator 2."

From Salon

It wasn’t even irksome that “Sweet Caroline,” having swept the Earth, ended matters.

From Washington Post

Despite such resonance, this “Holiday” too often feels musty, especially in the opening stretch, which has a lumbering pace and irksome air of narrative throat-clearing.

From Washington Post

He’d undoubtedly like voters to remember that it was under his watch that the pandemic ended — or at least diminished enough that they could throw their irksome masks away.

From Los Angeles Times