Example Sentences

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This will be irritating but fine, and you’ll feel much better with a sort of icy reserve springing up between the two of you than you did flinching and steeling yourself every morning.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2018

“I’m sure it will be irritating like the L-train shutdown,” said Hilary Chassé, 26, an archivist in Downtown Brooklyn who goes to the promenade for the views.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2016

That fact will be irritating to some, but can't we just be happy about the appearance of a good book and try to resist the temptation to turn it off the box?

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2011