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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Hands down, the best feature of this jacket is the Life Pocket, which is designed to keep phones at a full battery throughout the day—a feature any skier will appreciate since an empty battery at the end of a ski day is a common pet peeve.
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Her pet peeve in employees, meanwhile, is those who process, rather than think of ways to meaningfully contribute.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
What are your podcasting pet peeves?
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
One of my mystery pet peeves is when a revelation comes out of nowhere.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Her pet peeve in employees, meanwhile, is those who process, rather than think of ways to meaningfully contribute.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
What are your podcasting pet peeves?
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
One of my mystery pet peeves is when a revelation comes out of nowhere.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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 1 Dec. 2025.
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