irritating

Example Sentences

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Beyond being irritating, mosquitoes spread dangerous diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and Zika, which together cause more than 700,000 deaths each year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

As characters, they may be flamboyant and/or ironic in a way often denied to the central investigators, whom they are likely to find a little irritating.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

For months, Graham worked the issue, at times irritating senior White House aides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

They note rapid data center expansion has been being blamed for rising power prices across some states and concerns over environmental issues, noise driving wildlife away and giant humming fans irritating residents.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“Listen, I’ve had an exceptionally irritating couple of days, my head hurts in ways you don’t have the full wit to understand, and I have a friend who might be in trouble.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss