EXASPERATION in a Sentence

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77 example sentences for EXASPERATION, such as:

1. His exasperation can be imagined.
2. He began to fume with rage and exasperation.
3. He's becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.
4. Johnny brothers often exasperate their mother with pranks.
5. The organization has expressed its exasperation with the government.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXASPERATION
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exasperation
 n.  an exasperated feeling of annoyance; actions that cause great irritation
Classic Sentence: (73 in 5 pages)
1  With a feeling of exasperation she saw that he was in an argument and probably had not even noticed her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  "Quick, Melly," cried Scarlett, her heart in her throat, exasperation sweeping her as she saw that Melly's hands were shaking so that it was impossible for her to read.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  He now gave a cry of exasperation and made a furious motion with his hand.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
5  He began to fume with rage and exasperation.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
6  A strange feeling of exasperation and yet of respect for this man's self-possession mingled at that moment in Rostov's soul.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII
7  He sucked and swallowed the cold snow, his lips quivered but his eyes, still smiling, glittered with effort and exasperation as he mustered his remaining strength.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER V
8  She saw with sorrow, and sometimes with exasperation, symptoms of a growing attachment between her son and the portionless Sonya.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VIII
9  She continued plodding on, but exasperation and irritation had got hold of her lower body, she couldn't escape.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
10  This news affected Connie in her state of semi-stupefied well-being with vexation amounting to exasperation.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
11  His exasperation can be imagined.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENT
12  There was one circumstance which, it must be admitted, aggravated his exasperation.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—MARBLE AGAINST GRANITE
13  This exasperated and tortured Golenishtchev, but Vronsky was incapable of deceiving and torturing himself, and even more incapable of exasperation.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 13
14  During my absence I should leave my friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks, exasperated as he might be by my departure.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
15  I tried four times; finally an exasperated central told me the wire was being kept open for long distance from Detroit.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
Example Sentence:
1  The organization has expressed its exasperation with the government.
2  He's becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.
3  Johnny brothers often exasperate their mother with pranks.
4  The children bicker morning, noon, and night, exasperating their parents.