Example Sentences

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“That’s why it annoys me when we are dubbed the ‘lazy’ generation, or the generation that needs to cut back on avocado toast,” a user posting under the name Charlie Louise said on TikTok.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

Reader William J. McHale cited tailgaters as one of the driver types that annoys him the most.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The feature that annoys me the most is the “check the back seat” alarm that goes off whenever I exit the car, having placed anything in the back, or simply having opened the back door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

It annoys me because I'm annoyed with the race itself, how it went.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

What annoys me even more is that he always reminds me later when it does pass, as a smug “I told you so.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman