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frustratingly

American

[fruh-strayt-ing-lee] / ˈfrʌˌstreɪt ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a frustrating way.

Example Sentences

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But passengers are still set to face frustratingly long lines at security checkpoints.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Despite a concluding chapter that struggles to make these storylines converge, “Now I Surrender” remains frustratingly splintered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A season of frustratingly unfortunate events for USC had led here, to this nightmarish crescendo at the one-minute mark Saturday, in a must-win matchup.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Rachel Homan who said there was a "zero percent chance" of the violation, as she and her teammates looked on frustratingly.

From BBC • Feb. 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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