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Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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The requirement has vexed cities like New York, where thousands of people have taken refuge in shelters, straining the system.
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
History’s Belle was a grim opportunist; Ms. Kielland’s fictional Bella is a more complicated figure: vexed by problematic theology and suffering the legacy of brutal abuse.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
The Yankees, star-centric and forever vexed by the fringes of their roster, are tied for last place in the American League East.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Determining who killed them, and why, has vexed a slew of seasoned homicide detectives through several changes in police leadership.
—Michael Balsamo and Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
In particular, a set of questions about the writer—concerning identity, authorship, legitimacy—has vexed readers for centuries.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
The lagging return is vexing leaders from city halls to the Oval Office as downtowns struggle to rebound from the pandemic.
—Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
But their partnership soured after Mr. Siegel became vexed by Warner’s extravagant corporate culture and invoked an earlier agreement between Warner and Chris-Craft that delayed the Time-Warner merger until 1989.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
Thomas had apparently vexed Gardiner by exiting the podium to the wrong side, a grievous enough error to send the conductor into a deferred rage backstage.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
History’s Belle was a grim opportunist; Ms. Kielland’s fictional Bella is a more complicated figure: vexed by problematic theology and suffering the legacy of brutal abuse.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
The Yankees, star-centric and forever vexed by the fringes of their roster, are tied for last place in the American League East.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Determining who killed them, and why, has vexed a slew of seasoned homicide detectives through several changes in police leadership.
—Michael Balsamo and Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
In particular, a set of questions about the writer—concerning identity, authorship, legitimacy—has vexed readers for centuries.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
The lagging return is vexing leaders from city halls to the Oval Office as downtowns struggle to rebound from the pandemic.
—Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
But their partnership soured after Mr. Siegel became vexed by Warner’s extravagant corporate culture and invoked an earlier agreement between Warner and Chris-Craft that delayed the Time-Warner merger until 1989.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
Thomas had apparently vexed Gardiner by exiting the podium to the wrong side, a grievous enough error to send the conductor into a deferred rage backstage.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
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vex
verb
vexed also vext; vexing
1
: to bring trouble, distress, or worry to
vexed by thoughts of what could have been
2
: to annoy continually with little irritations
vexed by the children
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