frustratingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Apple is frustratingly good at curating to the letter what it chooses to say, even in private.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Ironically, the film’s release is frustratingly soured by recent comments Soderbergh has made about generative AI.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
But passengers are still set to face frustratingly long lines at security checkpoints.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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
He was all too familiar with the whims of Lake Washington, from his coxswain days, and the weather on the Oakland Estuary had been typically but frustratingly calm and pleasant.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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