How to Use annoying in a Sentence
annoying
adjective
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What’s the most annoying hip-hop trend of the last 50 years?
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Spin Staff,
Spin,
23 Aug. 2023
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What’s the most annoying hip-hop trend of the last 50 years, and why?
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Spin Staff,
Spin,
15 Sep. 2023
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Hey, maybe the phone would even block out that annoying light.
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WIRED,
16 Nov. 2023
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Even more annoying: what does this mean for the two (yes!
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2024
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The man could be mean, scary, creepy or even just annoying.
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oregonlive,
4 July 2023
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This was one of the more annoying parts of dealing with Hyte 70.
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Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
16 Dec. 2024
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The noise was so loud and annoying that the Forbes Field management banned him from the park.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
26 Nov. 2022
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But doing so on the iPhone 14 Pro is, to be blunt, annoying.
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Yoni Heisler,
BGR,
26 Oct. 2022
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More annoying appears to be the impact on players' habits at the plate and on the mound.
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Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
3 Mar. 2023
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Along with fruit flies, gnats, and fleas, these tiny bugs can be very annoying.
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Amy Mitchell,
Country Living,
30 July 2023
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Protests will erupt that seem cringe, annoying, and dumb.
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Brigid Kennedy,
The Week,
20 Oct. 2022
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Keep in Mind The website has a lot of popups that can be annoying.
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Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2023
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All work has pleasure and pain, and a lot of it is boring and annoying.
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Drew Harwell,
Washington Post,
9 Nov. 2023
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Andy is not holding these ladies feet to the fire & its annoying af.
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Charmaine Patterson,
Peoplemag,
24 Oct. 2022
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Some make a steady clicking or whirring sound, which can be annoying — most often to the adults in the house.
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Jessica Hartshorn,
goodhousekeeping.com,
4 Apr. 2023
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Keep in Mind: The cap doesn’t include a nozzle and can be annoying to apply to the grill.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2023
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This bra does not fold over or create an annoying crease at the top.
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Jessica Migala,
Women's Health,
26 June 2023
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Say goodbye to those annoying ads that ruin the flow of a good run.
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Outside Online,
23 Nov. 2022
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And the jokes come in three flavors: broad, broader and annoying.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
23 June 2023
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Much of that waste is cardboard, but some of it is plastic and all of it is annoying.
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Amanda Shapiro,
Bon Appétit,
2 Sep. 2022
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Tired of long, annoying, and pricey commutes to the office?
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2022
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The cameras aren’t great, the software can be a little annoying, and so on.
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Christian De Looper,
BGR,
19 Oct. 2022
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Also, no one wants to work with someone who’s annoying, and not easy to work with, and not kind.
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ELLE,
24 Jan. 2023
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Housewives used it to wipe out annoying pests, dousing their own pets with the stuff to kill fleas.
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Scott W. Stern,
The New Republic,
31 May 2022
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Read more advice from Tatum Hunter on how to fight back against annoying spam texts.
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Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
7 July 2023
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The Bottom Line All over the place, in ways both intriguing and annoying.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Oct. 2024
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There’s nothing more annoying than a pair of leggings that won’t stay in place.
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Jessie Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 Jan. 2024
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Rather than say their complaints are annoying, tell them the truth about what’s going on with you.
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Abigail Van Buren,
oregonlive,
21 June 2022
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And Jamie still refuses to apologize for any of the violence, which is very annoying.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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The bugs can become so annoying that the caribou focus on avoiding them — fleeing to icy, windy areas, for instance — at the expense of eating.
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Barbara Moran,
NPR,
10 Dec. 2024
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