Examples of pesky in a Sentence
I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks.
the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers
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Of their 26 games, 20 are against teams with winning records while three are against the pesky Marlins and three are against the careening Nationals.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The pesky weed damages native biodiversity, threatens forest health and turns natural areas into monocultures.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Rather than taking the newcomers in, Friedrich leads them to some distant caves and trusts that the miseries of island life—extreme heat, torrential rains, pesky insects, vicious dogs—will soon send them packing.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Reaching for a portable clothes steamer is my go-to hack for knocking out pesky creases in a flash.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The pesky weed damages native biodiversity, threatens forest health and turns natural areas into monocultures.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Rather than taking the newcomers in, Friedrich leads them to some distant caves and trusts that the miseries of island life—extreme heat, torrential rains, pesky insects, vicious dogs—will soon send them packing.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Reaching for a portable clothes steamer is my go-to hack for knocking out pesky creases in a flash.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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