nuisance
Example Sentences
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If the council agrees the lights amount to a statutory nuisance, it can issue an abatement notice which if ignored could result in a fine.
From BBC
But some of the high-tech company’s biggest problems began with a very low-tech nuisance: unexpectedly turbulent rainstorms in North Texas.
"We have made it clear people should not feed the pigeons as shoppers and traders have consistently said they cause a nuisance, and especially while we are actively trying to deter them."
From BBC
For years, Australia reassured itself that antisemitism is marginal—an imported pathology or an online nuisance safely removed from everyday life.
"Intelligent Speed Assistance", as it's known, may feel like a nuisance, beeping away when you are at the wheel.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
