Example Sentences

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The emotion-tossed characters in this book take a vexingly long time to sort out their feelings and make choices, but the challenging narrative rewards persistent readers with a worthy finale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The question has been vexingly difficult to answer.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2023

And, more vexingly, are we supposed to think the music she’s making with Tedros is better than the music the label wants her to record?

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

One reason for the discrepancy is that ALife is a field in which the central concept—life itself—is vexingly undefined.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

Yet did'st thou never raise thy heart in thanksgiving unto God, but suffered it to be depressed and fretted at the nameless trifles that came vexingly.

From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Lee, Minnie Mary