irritating

Example Sentences

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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

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

Tyler is a boy in shop with me, and Julia knows how irritating I think he is.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée