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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One silent element to the transfer portal that is seldom discussed, but important to the athletes, is those pesky classes.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Game of the Week Baltimore at Buffalo It would be easy to peg this as an AFC title game preview if not for that pesky Patrick Mahomes, who’s played in that game every year as a starter.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Powerful real estate developer Frank (Tracy Letts) looks at Lee like a pesky bug that keeps flitting about, yet he’s also amused by his antics.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
But darn it, there’s that pesky code again.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Game of the Week Baltimore at Buffalo It would be easy to peg this as an AFC title game preview if not for that pesky Patrick Mahomes, who’s played in that game every year as a starter.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Powerful real estate developer Frank (Tracy Letts) looks at Lee like a pesky bug that keeps flitting about, yet he’s also amused by his antics.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
But darn it, there’s that pesky code again.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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