How to Use exasperation in a Sentence

exasperation

noun
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  • They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.
  • Mawusi flinched and looked at me with a mix of exasperation and pain.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 28 Sep. 2020
  • At the same time, a silent scream of exasperation arose at rare book libraries around the world.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But over the past week, the exasperation has hit a crescendo.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But for all the fans’ exasperation, the Ravens did take a step forward and got within a game of the Super Bowl.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Olow rests her forehead in her hand and stares down at the phone in exasperation.
    — Danae King, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Her exasperation even led her to go back to her surgeon and ask to reverse the effects of the surgery.
    — Shreeya Agarwal, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Sep. 2020
  • As the wildfires in the West have increased, so has his anger and exasperation.
    — Kiliii Yüyan, History & Culture, 17 Dec. 2020
  • He’s got an able partner in Burstein, who seems to know to cede a bit of the stage to Lane but maintains a steady exasperation of his own.
    — Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023
  • At one point a strange smile of exasperation flashed across his face.
    — Ben Terris, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
  • For those working with the migrants, the mood is one of exasperation.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The exasperation is fair, but Biden was wrong to skip this question.
    — Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2020
  • At the protests in Brooklyn Center those names have been read aloud in exasperation and rage.
    — Justin Ellis, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The trailer, out this week, gives a taste of his comic exasperation.
    — Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His comments highlight the growing exasperation in Brussels at the lack of progress the two sides have made after months of talks.
    — Peter Flanagan, Bloomberg.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Chang tells a quick story about the road he’s traveled to exasperation.
    — Jeffrey M. O'Brien, Fortune, 2 June 2022
  • Adding fuel to the fire: Northam also expressed exasperation with motorists who’d ignored the storm forecast and the state’s pleas to stay off the roads.
    — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • So much light and sunshine, compensating for the heaving tiredness and exasperation that comes, for me, at the end of the school year.
    — Longreads, 4 May 2021
  • And yes, shutting someone down with exasperation can be a form of control, and yes, the silent treatment can be a form of control.
    — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • You might be tempted to throw up your hands in exasperation at these findings.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Jabari Smith jumped, clapping his hands in exasperation and begging for a call.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Mar. 2022
  • But his pride in his service has been mixed with exasperation.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • My 20-year-old son sat at the kitchen table, arm’s length from the cracked pitcher, venting his exasperation and defeat.
    — Heidi Schneider, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Is the day-to-day on this Pale Blue Dot reducing you to exasperation and exhaustion?
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The rapper herself has at times thrown her hands up in exasperation.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But doctors across the state and beyond are responding to the video with a varying degrees of exasperation and anger.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Incredulity, might be one way to describe Mouser, with his arms spread wide and a look of exasperation on his face.
    — Byron Tate, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The expert and talented writer of English had been on a German kick to the point of exasperation.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 July 2021
  • In an interview that addressed the mixed reactions to Dahmer, which was a huge hit for Netflix, Murphy expressed exasperation with his critics.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The questioning of Gino is polite and collegial, but the final report gives vent to an exasperation with her refusal either to admit wrongdoing or to mount a defense the committee can take seriously.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024

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