irritating

Example Sentences

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Tinnitus can range from mildly irritating to severely distressing.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

This trip to Brooklyn, and the other trips, were a little less irritating, though.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

For Alessandra and others who live nearby, the mob of media parked on their sidewalks was an unusual site, irritating to many, but exciting and "popping" to Alessandra and others.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The details Freidenberg recorded testify that daily life was constantly irritating as well as almost always repulsive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He was an old-timer and apparently had thought of a way to assuage his own irritating feelings of loss of control.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover