frustratingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Still, progress toward new, nonpolice approaches to traffic enforcement has been frustratingly slow in Los Angeles, advocates say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
This became frustratingly evident to the White Sox last season as they watched seemingly well-struck fly balls die on the warning track and grounders fail to scoot through the infield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
All I can linger on is the thought of Zero hidden behind his insufferable mask, frustratingly opaque, telling me what to do.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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