How to Use exasperated in a Sentence

exasperated

adjective
  • But over the weekend, some users became exasperated with the amount of fake news on the platform.
    Ben Goggin, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The person saying this, with a sightly exasperated air, is named Jean (Rosy McEwen).
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2023
  • Max Homa was visibly a bit exasperated on the 15th tee, flushing his short iron, watching it for a few beats, then bending down to pick up his tee.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • Like Lucille Ball in hip-hugging denim, Simpson would play the ditzy wife to Lachey’s exasperated husband.
    Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Sykes’s exasperated calm made a bit on a bizarre Trump speech unforgettable.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Before responding to the journalist, the bot appeared to pull an exasperated expression, rolling its pale blue eyes to one side.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • When the conversation made its way to the challenges facing creatives, Oscar winner Kaufman got candid about the state of affairs and seemed exasperated in the process.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Her lyrics ring like a diary: exasperated confessions of romance gone wrong, bearing all in a serene and steady voice that begs for deliverance.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
  • An exasperated Hurley looked irate in the huddle during a subsequent media timeout at the 15:40 mark.
    Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • His son, who memorized the Latin Mass after several years of going to church with his father, sounds exasperated.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • An extremely exasperated Yogi punches Marcus in the face to end all the crying and heartfelt apologies.
    Iana Murray, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
  • As depicted in the film, McLaughlin’s once-supportive husband becomes exasperated with her long hours at work, and in real life, the couple divorced.
    Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • When someone claiming to be a Qatari emissary tried to renew contact, early this year, Nada was too exasperated to engage.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Onstage, Maniscalco is every bit the exasperated son, husband and father who finds even a trip to the grocery store a painful undertaking.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • By now his toddler son was in the custody of the state’s child protection agency, his father was dying and his exasperated mother was insisting that he be imprisoned.
    Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • After a few takes of this, your would-be photographers will probably be too exasperated and bewildered to protest.
    Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
  • Metz wrote, followed by a collection of exasperated and surprised sounds.
    Carson Burton, Variety, 12 July 2022
  • What your wife has been saying goes beyond exasperated venting.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • That’s given rise to viral TikToks from exasperated adults.
    Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Like many exasperated parents, public schools across the United States are adopting increasingly drastic measures to try to pry young people away from their cellphones.
    Natasha Singer, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Many were from crypto diehards who regard Coinbase as a bloated corporate sellout, but some came from exasperated investors.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • As their golden goblets of rose warmed to room temperature, many exasperated viewers took to social media to voice their frustration.
    From Wire Reports, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • As their golden goblets of rosé warmed to room temperature, many exasperated viewers took to social media to voice their frustration.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Angela just can’t get over the poop sketch, and even declares it a Satanic ritual - Nathan’s exasperated, sarcastic response feels like another glimpse behind his mask.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Rita Wicks makes a brief but memorable appearance as Angie, their exasperated mother, who plans to run away from her privileged but unhappy life.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Murphy stars as Chris Carver, a man on a mission to win his annual Christmas home decoration contest — a desire not shared by his rather exasperated family.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Call it the exasperated payoff from 13 years of Conservative austerity, but British cinema feels in a notably pessimistic place.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The appointment of Jon Knight to the vector control board is just the latest example of what many exasperated residents describe as Shasta County’s descent into a political sideshow.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And in a TikTok video posted over the weekend, an exasperated staff member could be heard admonishing the audience and reminding them that they could be removed by police for disruptive behavior.
    Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
  • The appointment of Knight to the vector control board is just the latest example of what many exasperated residents describe as Shasta County’s descent into a political sideshow.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023

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