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
The seven rocky worlds of TRAPPIST-1 remain tantalising, too: Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope ruled out an Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1d, while TRAPPIST-1e's data stay frustratingly inconclusive.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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He also saw it as a means of disrupting the city’s frustratingly outdated status quo — seeking better possibilities for all manner of living.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
For such a seminal moment in a field that demands rigorous procedural records, the full circumstances of the cyclotron’s birth remain frustratingly indistinct.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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