Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carking
Adjective
  • Having to spend your day punching up a crappy slide deck your colleague’s chatbot spit out is annoying, to be sure.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • His meme humor and utter dedication to that god-awful nickname should be annoying.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The gentle cream is designed for daily use and is fragrance-free and non-irritating.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The irritating truth is that there’s no shoe that’s absolutely perfect for every single runner.
    Kristen Geil, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Inflation remains stubbornly high and the economic outlook subdued, frustrating efforts to repair tattered public services and ease the cost of living.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Bare patches dotting an otherwise green lawn can be frustrating.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pros Leaf raking is quiet, so there are no time constraints; Collecting leaves manually not only avoids disturbing neighbors or wildlife, is also does not cause air pollution.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The attack adds to a disturbing pattern of violence targeting religious communities across the United States, including the recent mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that killed two children and injured 17 others.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Carking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carking. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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