Example Sentences

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This irritates the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing to no end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

Anything that goads and irritates the opposition is fair game.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

It irritates him to think of the abundant resources that a Nazi had at hand to do this sort of work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

What irritates me most about him is his natural goodness, his inborn selflessness.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth