Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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My biggest pet peeve about the crowding [at] the edge is when the whole family, including children, line up along the carousel.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Such efforts have been a pet peeve for many CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg who blamed Sheryl Sandberg, former COO, for pressuring Meta to implement DEI programs.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In a Friday, Jan. 3 interview for W Magazine's Best Performances Issue, the singer/actress revealed what her biggest pet peeves are.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The verdict: The bowl was quite filling, the veggies were not overcooked (a pet peeve of mine) and the dressing tied it together nicely.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Such efforts have been a pet peeve for many CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg who blamed Sheryl Sandberg, former COO, for pressuring Meta to implement DEI programs.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
In a Friday, Jan. 3 interview for W Magazine's Best Performances Issue, the singer/actress revealed what her biggest pet peeves are.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The verdict: The bowl was quite filling, the veggies were not overcooked (a pet peeve of mine) and the dressing tied it together nicely.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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