Example Sentences

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Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers — a banged-up M-A-S-H unit all season — hit one final wall in a game that seemed maddeningly winnable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

But patients don’t like being told something is all in their head, particularly when their lives are falling apart over a maddeningly persistent illness.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

The 23-year-old has gone from being an unquestionably talented winger, but sometimes maddeningly inconsistent, to the brilliant catalyst behind so much of their best moments this season.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Trying to eat better can be maddeningly difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

She spent the rest of the afternoon trying to catch it—getting maddeningly close before it ran away again.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan