maddening

Example Sentences

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Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It was the most maddening part of March.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“It’s the most maddening thing,” he told Nguyen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

During testing, I ran into another maddening keyboard quirk, where I tapped the right letters but iOS spit out the wrong ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Now whatever befell he was going to be there to witness it, with those mocking blue eyes and that maddening cool amusement.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare