frustratingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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It is, at times, horrifying and anxiety-inducing; at others, it’s frustratingly drab.
From Salon
Both sides are frustratingly intransigent, but though Ms. Etura appears in only a few scenes, she makes Clara’s balance of anguish and guilt palpable.
Then, frustratingly, they’d be missing one key form that prevented me from finishing their return and they had to make another appointment.
From MarketWatch
Late in the mess that was the Rams’ final game of the season, Sean McVay was seen frustratingly burying his face in his play card.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Slaughter frustratingly ends the Sewards’ story abruptly in 1860, with Seward campaigning for his rival Lincoln.
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