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something that annoys or bothers a person very much
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Recent Examples of pet peeve
And while some parents understood her pet peeve, others were confused.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
So that's a little pet peeve as well.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
So my biggest pet peeve is just tardiness.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
My pet peeve is judges who bang their gavel each time that rule on something.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
So that's a little pet peeve as well.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
So my biggest pet peeve is just tardiness.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
My pet peeve is judges who bang their gavel each time that rule on something.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pet peeve
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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