How to Use annoy in a Sentence

annoy

verb
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  • From the inside the split rear glass is annoying in the rear view mirror.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • This week was exhausting and the neck thing is annoying me.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • See the previous caveat about fan bases, but my oh my are these people annoying.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • But it’s also proven to annoy users, and now the carmaker is doing something about it.
    — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 13 June 2018
  • Advice for young women centered on how to be a good wife or mother, how to keep a house, how to type, how not to annoy your husband.
    — Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • Many of us have bought bottle rockets to make our own fireworks show, preparing to annoy our neighbors with each flick of our lighters.
    — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 9 July 2018
  • Las Blaugrana respect the striker's choice, but are annoyed at their own players in the aftermath of it.
    — SI.com, 20 June 2018
  • To any would-be listeners annoyed at this situation, Jay-Z’s spin on the matter may not help things.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 June 2018
  • When Oscar annoyed Neuer by denying him a clean sheet at the end of the match, the crowd's cheers sounded distinctly ironic.
    — SI.com, 13 June 2018
  • The grilling on human rights, which visibly annoyed Castro, and the awkward photo of that moment is the image that remains in our minds.
    — Fabiola Santiago, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
  • Plus, the feature will only download an episode when the one before it is deleted, saving you from annoying, lack of space notifications.
    — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
  • Their bites are itchy and their drone annoying, but there’s also concern that mosquitoes carrying dangerous diseases are knocking on our door.
    — Heath MacMillan, Smithsonian, 22 June 2018
  • Nobody could have predicted the implications, but what annoys with the Zuckerberg testimony and so on is still this game of naivete.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 7 July 2018
  • Then they were instructed to complete an intentionally tedious task on the computer, sorting bright circles that were annoying to look at.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018
  • But it also was done quietly, so as not to annoy the Chinese government, which detests publicity about human rights cases.
    — New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • Equal parts annoyed and intrigued, Agarwal began to wonder how the falling droplets made their distinctive sounds—an explanation science didn't have.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 22 June 2018
  • The Cubs, at least, can be fun, although Anthony Rizzo nearly killing a catcher earlier this year is certainly annoying.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • Lows range from the mid-20s to near 30, which is sure to annoy all the blooming plants.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The whole bit with the crystal ball Disa buys annoyed me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The opposing coach that seems to annoy me the most is James Franklin.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2020
  • At the same time, Epps was annoyed by all the resources that were used to escort him.
    — Camila Dechalus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Clippers won 48 games last season and annoyed the life out of the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.
    — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The nights start at about 9 p.m. while the sky is still light and are over by midnight, to not annoy the neighbors.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2020
  • Telling your car to change the heat or radio tends to annoy drivers.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In the end, what annoys me the most is that Apple took so long to adopt for the iPhone the cable used by the rest of the gadget world.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Is there a world in which my cat is not annoying me right now?
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
  • Think of it as welcoming in a new year that hasn’t yet had a chance to annoy us.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The object thrown at the Queens icon clearly annoyed her.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
  • On one of these cups, Cupid tugs the male centaur’s hair to annoy him.
    — Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Jonathan is annoyed at the Frenchman for not pitching in with the cooking and cleaning — while making sure to eat everything the other guys cook.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

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