Example Sentences

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Dealing with a call center or an automated teller might have been exasperating.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The play-calling could be as exasperating in victory as well as defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

At some forecourts in Bamako, motorists are met by a note bearing three, exasperating words - "no fuel today".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Even at Carmen’s most exasperating, she could still surprise Ortega with a simple, poignant question: “How are you doing in your life, Roxie?”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

Yossarian answered in a collapsing voice, weary suddenly of shouting so much, of the whole frustrating, exasperating, ridiculous situation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller