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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For pesky food bits clinging to the bottom of your pan, use coarse-ground salt to buff them off gently.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Designed to give pet owners some peace of mind, its suction power is also primed to pick up pesky shedding fur lying around.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
The oldest trick in the book … foiled by those pesky Bravo cameras.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Learning to trust someone who hurt her so deeply again, especially when pesky romantic feelings won’t stop fighting to the surface.
—Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Designed to give pet owners some peace of mind, its suction power is also primed to pick up pesky shedding fur lying around.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
The oldest trick in the book … foiled by those pesky Bravo cameras.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Learning to trust someone who hurt her so deeply again, especially when pesky romantic feelings won’t stop fighting to the surface.
—Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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