frustratingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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He also saw it as a means of disrupting the city’s frustratingly outdated status quo — seeking better possibilities for all manner of living.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
When he met journalists, he - frustratingly for us - hid his own frustrations and mostly said the same in private as he did in public.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The arrangement of dreams and actuality is frustratingly haphazard, more like a pretext to widen the novel’s scope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
There is probably one thing worse than sitting for hours waiting for an X-ray or a follow-up appointment, only to be greeted by another well-meaning stand-in who is frustratingly unfamiliar with your file.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Vilonia Kline said, frustratingly, to my father as we drove back home.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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