Example Sentences

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That he didn’t get to play a March Madness game will irk him for the rest of his life, Bronny James said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

One would assume that — slight compliment to his comedic chops or not — this will irk Trump.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

The one thing that will irk him is that he hasn't been able to have a real impact in Europe with Celtic.

From BBC • May 15, 2024

What will irk the Devils is that they outplayed the Coyotes for much of the game.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

And yet, the thing that will irk the Wallabies coach, Ewen McKenzie, more than the massive margin of defeat is that the All Blacks didn’t do anything spectacular on Saturday night.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2014