Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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Using a device without headphones is one of the biggest pet peeves for air passengers.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
That the mammals are often portrayed with gleaming white front teeth is one of beaver scientist Emily Fairfax’s pet peeves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
My biggest pet peeve is standing in the checkout while some shopper is struggling to find their item on their phone and holding up the line.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
For a decade, the trope has been a reliable—and lazy—way to elevate pet peeves into trends.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
That the mammals are often portrayed with gleaming white front teeth is one of beaver scientist Emily Fairfax’s pet peeves.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
My biggest pet peeve is standing in the checkout while some shopper is struggling to find their item on their phone and holding up the line.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
For a decade, the trope has been a reliable—and lazy—way to elevate pet peeves into trends.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pet peeve
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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