peeved

Example Sentences

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“It sounds like a competitor’s just peeved that they’re losing market share,” Kershner said, “and maybe they’re grasping at straws.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

None has peeved him more than a shareholder dispute over a highly generous executive pay package—a $50 billion bonus from Tesla to its CEO.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2025

The Martha Stewart Living founder, who appears peeved occasionally throughout the documentary, told Fallon she didn’t enjoy the process of making the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Going to Brentford would be tough anyway, but I watched the Bees at Old Trafford last week and they must be pretty peeved to have lost after such a good first half.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

He scowled as he took it, peeved by this unsettling reversal of roles.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman