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adjective

exasperated

greatly annoyed; out of patience

In a sentence

Six example sentences with exasperated, each labelled with its topic.

  • By the fourth collapsed souffle she was exasperated enough to hand the oven over and open a tin of soup.

    Cooking

  • Exasperated after thirty attempts at the same jump, he finally looked up a guide and cleared it immediately.

    Gaming

  • The exasperated passengers had been at the gate for six hours with no announcement and one broken coffee machine.

    Travel

  • The exasperated coach called a timeout after the third straight turnover and said nothing for the full minute.

    Basketball

  • Exasperated by the printer's refusal to connect, she finally emailed the document to herself and printed from a phone.

    Technology

  • The exasperated conductor tapped the stand and asked the violas whether they had received a different score.

    Music

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