irritably
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, there were Victorian-era greeting cards of cats irritably perched on tricycle seats, or posed as if having tea parties.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
In Texas, Dawood Formuli misses his family’s typical pre-iftar routine: His hungry father irritably asking for his food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
I remember that when it was over, I said, irritably: “Can I go now? Are we done here?”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2021
It won’t work,” the van driver says irritably before pulling away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2015
“Must you always interrupt like that?” said Tock irritably, for even he was becoming impatient.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
