Examples of irksome in a Sentence
the irksome task of cleaning up
the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open
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Trump tends to speak in a stream of consciousness style that’s irksome for the leader of the free world.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The documentary can be irksome, and its chronology a touch confusing, but Spiegelman is an entertaining interlocutor, and so are many of the artists and critics who testify to his greatness here.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Wall Street is breathing a sigh of relief at the departure of Biden’s Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Gary Gensler, along with his irksome initiatives to police the financial industry, especially its burgeoning crypto sector.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
This is irksome in that our NATO allies have had a long time to prepare for this.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The documentary can be irksome, and its chronology a touch confusing, but Spiegelman is an entertaining interlocutor, and so are many of the artists and critics who testify to his greatness here.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Wall Street is breathing a sigh of relief at the departure of Biden’s Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Gary Gensler, along with his irksome initiatives to police the financial industry, especially its burgeoning crypto sector.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
This is irksome in that our NATO allies have had a long time to prepare for this.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Irksome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irksome. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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irksome
adjective
irk·some
ˈərk-səm 
: annoying because of length or dullness
an irksome task
irksomely
adverb
irksomeness
noun
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