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 • Mar. 31, 2026

Short-term exposure by inhalation can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue respiratory irritation and other adverse health effects, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

As a menthol analogue, it activates the cooling pathway, which helps stimulate tear production and relieve irritation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

There also seems to be irritation at how she had spent it.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

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

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam