Examples of vexing in a Sentence
the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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On the other hand, the potential to solve mankind’s most vexing problems is tantalizing.
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G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
As her characters in both movies experience vexing circumstances within a seriocomic framework, Byrne exhibits the tightly wound weariness of a person forced into fight-or-flight mode for too long.
—Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
The most recent one, starting in November 2022, saw Iger confronting vexing issues like AI, labor unrest and the need to lay off thousands of workers amid sweeping industry consolidation.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The crumbling support columns are so weak a subcontractor quit trying to repair them because the work was so dangerous, vexing architects and engineers when their poor condition was first uncovered last fall.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
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G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
As her characters in both movies experience vexing circumstances within a seriocomic framework, Byrne exhibits the tightly wound weariness of a person forced into fight-or-flight mode for too long.
—Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
The most recent one, starting in November 2022, saw Iger confronting vexing issues like AI, labor unrest and the need to lay off thousands of workers amid sweeping industry consolidation.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The crumbling support columns are so weak a subcontractor quit trying to repair them because the work was so dangerous, vexing architects and engineers when their poor condition was first uncovered last fall.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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