Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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They’re also vexed by the vehicles’ human attendants, who work in large lots located in residential areas and loudly vacuum the taxis between fares.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
John Birdsall: That question has been vexing me for more than a decade.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025
Cassidy, vexed with himself and with her, isn’t strong enough to catch her in his arms.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
John Birdsall: That question has been vexing me for more than a decade.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025
Cassidy, vexed with himself and with her, isn’t strong enough to catch her in his arms.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 14 Jul. 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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