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inconvenienced

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verb

past tense of inconvenience

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Recent Examples of inconvenienced
Adjective
Maybe teams can reserve some empty suites for relocating inconvenienced fans. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The guests enjoy the food and don’t seem inconvenienced by the fish bones. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026 Haven’t we all been similarly inconvenienced on vacation? Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Someone needs to tell them to stay on the East Coast — at least, until the precedent set by last week’s action in the Gulf provides the basis for a similar rule along the East Coast, particularly in New England where the whales’ modest protections have inconvenienced commercial fishing boats. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 If a magazine story produced a burst of negative attention that inconvenienced or endangered the people who worked for her, that would fall on her, too. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 There was nobody that was inconvenienced. Jay King, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 When the affluent, the powerful, the politicians, and the markets were finally inconvenienced. Ernesto Burden, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Segura and Pazsitzky are not the only stars who have been inconvenienced by the ongoing operation. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026 Some parents confused or inconvenienced by the changing recommendations around vaccinations will ultimately choose to immunize their children anyway. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenienced
Adjective
  • But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The messaging bothered Al-Shaair deeply and still does.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
  • For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Since a tiny drone hit the Kremlin in May 2023, Moscow’s skyline has been troubled by Ukraine, even causing last month’s Victory Day parade to be scaled back dramatically.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • As was to be expected of these people, nothing had been disturbed.
    Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Be sure to use the powder sparingly and in areas where it won't be disturbed or pose dust-inhalation risks, adds Ellis.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hardin is more amused than annoyed, particularly given the origin of the FTD Burger.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Still, Pochettino’s tone indicated he was still annoyed to have lost.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Global economies have already weighed energy options beyond the Middle East, as the war in Iran has put irreversible pressure on the oil industry, according to Karen Young, a researcher at Columbia University.
    Deva Lee, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • How that is playing out in terms of stylistic difference will have to be weighed by bootleg-favoring Dylanologists who are more attuned to the subtleties of band interplay.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2026

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