How to Use annoyance in a Sentence
annoyance
noun- She expressed annoyance at the slow service.
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Aside from the annoyance of spam calls and junk mail, this was the year of the largest data breach in Texas.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 1 July 2021
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There are things out there in world to help you with your kitchen annoyances.
—Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2019
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He is known for playing the flute, much to the annoyance of his comrades.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2020
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The control panel at the top of the fridge may be a source of annoyance for some buyers.
—Zach Epstein, BGR, 28 Aug. 2021
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For some viewers, the change in pace will come as an annoyance.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022
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Kim just laughed and made her annoyance with the Weir siblings plain.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2021
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But the spam is more than just an annoyance; it can also be weaponized.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
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Even Monday’s win over the Spurs was two and a half quarters of annoyance.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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As a result, the movie opens with a blast of muddy annoyance.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 May 2021
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Had the food been subpar, the wait would have tipped us into annoyance.
—Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 20 June 2019
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And Quinn, for the rare time, is not dreadful annoyance to us as readers.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
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The volume change is the biggest annoyance on this list.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2022
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Within hours, Sabit was again in front of Wang, who glared at her with annoyance.
—Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
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Much to the annoyance of my then-husband, who wasn’t a fan of my friendship with Lisa and her girlfriend.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 June 2020
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Their annoyance and their anger at me shows for taking the picture.
—Jennifer Martin Laski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2019
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Theo is white and trying too hard to be 'woke,' often to the annoyance of Sydney.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
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In this space, these new creators aren’t just seen as an annoyance.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
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Sometimes the best way to handle an annoyance, to truly get over it, is to kvetch about it.
—Kelcie Pegher, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
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For some, using a paint sprayer eliminates many of the annoyances of a roller.
—Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 29 Jan. 2020
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Although watching players try to hide their annoyance is one of the five best things about the league.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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And dirt can be an annoyance, too — some sprays can help protect against grime.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
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Stuck in a tie on the scoreboard, the guard from Westlake found his 3-point shot despite that annoyance.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022
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Her one expressed grief, about a tragedy now years in the past, cannot stand up to George’s million pesky, present annoyances.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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With mild annoyance, B.T. began to play with him yet again.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
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The campaigns are calling, texting and knocking on doors, to the annoyance of some Alaskans tired of the messages and ads.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
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Grant’s horse pressed Rufus’s bay to pick up the pace, its tail switching with annoyance.
—Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
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The annoyance is small; his line about the helicopters is sharp and silly.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
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And then there’s the annoyance and horror of Why am I being forced to deal with this unruly Eagan, who could die on my watch?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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While the haptic controls can be an annoyance, there is a feature that times out in 15 seconds and renders them inactive until a surface is pressed and held.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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