Examples of vexing in a Sentence
the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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University presidents and athletic directors in conferences across the country are slowly becoming comfortable with the move, which is seen by many as the best way to address vexing issues like player compensation, the transfer portal and a competition calendar spinning out of control.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
The Astrodome, which has been used mostly as a storage shed for the city of Houston since the Astros moved to a new park in downtown Houston after the 1999 season, remains one of the most vexing issues for a city that can’t let go of its past.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, the potential to solve mankind’s most vexing problems is tantalizing.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
The Astrodome, which has been used mostly as a storage shed for the city of Houston since the Astros moved to a new park in downtown Houston after the 1999 season, remains one of the most vexing issues for a city that can’t let go of its past.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, the potential to solve mankind’s most vexing problems is tantalizing.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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