vexation

Example Sentences

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McMurtry’s stark assessment grew in part from a vexation that, despite his lifelong project to demythologize the cowboy, the ultimate American icon, his most celebrated book had the inverse effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"You might be feeling a familiar vexation at the sight of these two formerly innocuous numerals," Dictionary.com said, addressing parents as it announced the winner this week.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

He can’t tell if Romy’s vexation is genuine or just another part of their game, and tries to figure it out with a command.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

Even if you don’t care about bowling, his vexation is understandable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Tears of vexation started to his eyes, but he held them back, for he remembered that a brave and “gentil” knight does not cry.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli