How to Use frustration in a Sentence

frustration

noun
  • He was angry about the frustration of his plans.
  • He shook his head in frustration.
  • These delays have proven to be a major frustration.
  • These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration.
  • We've been experiencing a lot of frustrations.
  • Maybe the lack of communication explains the frustration in the first superstar.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Duncan couldn't pay his gas bill, and lamented to O'Connell about the frustration of not being able to support his family.
    Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Many of them expressed frustration with an app the Biden administration promised would streamline the process for seeking asylum.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Early last year, creators expressed frustration with the Creator Fund because of its finite amount of money.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Pramaggiore also expressed frustration with some potential hang-ups her colleagues still had about Ochoa.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • When Mahfood’s work was first beginning, his reaction to the tragic plight of the poor overseas was manifested in his own anger and frustration.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
  • One person who attended said that Khanna expressed frustration with the White House for staying quiet on the issue.
    Katie Roof, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • My Life in Politics,″ which chronicled her frustration with male domination and the slow pace of change in federal institutions.
    CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Members of the Memphis City Council have expressed frustration that an officer was allowed to retire before efforts to fire him.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Even, to her frustration, the school’s name has changed.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That doesn’t help with the frustration of those caught in the middle.
    Monika Pronczuk, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And so that brings about a lot of emotion, and some of it is anger and frustration.
    Tonya Mosley, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Epstein expressed frustration with the noise of the jail and his lack of sleep.
    Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • Among their frustrations is that the training datasets are a black box.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
  • As the ball landed in the gap, Glasnow turned and growled in frustration.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The fan base needed to hear the frustration and raw honesty.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • On the eighth day of Trump court, Trump's frustration with the case, the judge and the witnesses was visible from the gallery.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • There’s high rates of depression and frustration, there’s a lot of things that slip through the cracks.
    Hanna Phifer, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Kid Rock is taking out his frustration on a few dozen cans of Bud Light.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2023
  • With mounting frustration, and sweat pouring down his face, the boatman tugged and pulled the rope.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
  • In the background, the husband is seen throwing his arms up in frustration.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • Google is making a big shift with the new Chromecast, and that doesn’t come without bugs and frustrations.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In part, the coalition was also forged by deep frustration with Macron.
    Rick Noack, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • This is why to have both Torishima and Horii express their frustration over these changes for a Western audience is entirely justifiable.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • As one of the more than 6 million people in the United States living with plaque psoriasis, La La understands the frustrations of living with this disease.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Oct. 2024

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