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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Taking and making Reese Dixon-Waters played his first college game in 568 days, healthy once again after missing all last season due to a pesky fracture in his right foot that didn’t heal as quickly as hoped or expected.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
As an experienced home chef myself, these 10 picks under $30 have saved me hours chopping vegetables, struggling with pesky jars, and grating cheese.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Work in Long Vertical and Horizontal Strokes People often think that scrubbing glass vigorously is what prevents pesky streaks, but the opposite is true.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Make sure the sweet smells of the holiday season, and the deals that come ahead of them, aren’t masked by pesky pet odors with the Cumrige Self-Cleaning Cat Litter Box, which is almost half price right now as part of Walmart’s early holiday deals sales in October.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
As an experienced home chef myself, these 10 picks under $30 have saved me hours chopping vegetables, struggling with pesky jars, and grating cheese.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Work in Long Vertical and Horizontal Strokes People often think that scrubbing glass vigorously is what prevents pesky streaks, but the opposite is true.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Make sure the sweet smells of the holiday season, and the deals that come ahead of them, aren’t masked by pesky pet odors with the Cumrige Self-Cleaning Cat Litter Box, which is almost half price right now as part of Walmart’s early holiday deals sales in October.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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