Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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The case had vexed the FBI for years.
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
But a persistent riddle has vexed scientists.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Experts said accountability for employers for hiring unauthorized workers has vexed officials for decades, including both Democratic and Republican administrations.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
These questions — whether to build a bomb, brace for another war in the case of restarting its nuclear program, or to sit down with its nemesis to hammer out a deal — are undoubtedly vexing for the leadership.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
But a persistent riddle has vexed scientists.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Experts said accountability for employers for hiring unauthorized workers has vexed officials for decades, including both Democratic and Republican administrations.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
These questions — whether to build a bomb, brace for another war in the case of restarting its nuclear program, or to sit down with its nemesis to hammer out a deal — are undoubtedly vexing for the leadership.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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