irritation

Example Sentences

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Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anxiety punches me and a shard of irritation jabs me, that she’s asking about this again.

From Literature

The screaming children were an irritation at best, a nuisance at worst.

From Literature

She did her best to be kind to us, and tolerant, but she was used to living alone, and sometimes, I think, she found it difficult to hide her irritation with us.

From Literature

The fluster that I felt back in the station has developed into irritation here on the train, now that I can’t so easily walk away.

From Literature