frustratingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Electability can be a frustratingly amorphous concept—one that isn’t always fair either.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
He also saw it as a means of disrupting the city’s frustratingly outdated status quo — seeking better possibilities for all manner of living.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
This was about eleven years ago and, frustratingly, I can no longer remember the restaurant’s name.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 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
But the Rosses and Mrs. Chung were frustratingly careful parents, and it looked as if they were going to be the very last ones to stop worrying.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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