Example Sentences

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A flower seller, asked about the tourist trade, irritably mimed how some outsiders would manhandle his delicate blooms — brilliant purple irises and Van Gogh-worthy sunflowers — and then walk away without buying anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

In Texas, Dawood Formuli misses his family’s typical pre-iftar routine: His hungry father irritably asking for his food.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

Shoppers jostled irritably for what slim pickings remained, while the checkout line snaked all the way back to the frozen foods section.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2020

If Pompeo is not running for the Senate, the Kansas City Star noted irritably, he had “better things to do” than to keep coming back.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2019

“Great,” said Ron irritably, “and now we’ve sorted that out, can we please get some food?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling