pet peeve

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Recent Examples of pet peeve The wide-leg silhouette also still looks polished for work and won’t squeeze my legs (my fashion pet peeve). Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The survey showed almost every driver (92%) has a pet peeve. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 The first-year Patriots coach sat down with The Athletic's Dianna Russini during the team's trip to Minnesota, and when he was asked for his biggest pet peeve, Vrabel didn't hold back. Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 People, in general, have their personal pet peeves. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pet peeve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pet peeve
Noun
  • The viral post, which received more than 3,000 upvotes on Reddit, is filled with dozens of comments of fellow travelers chiming in with their own tips and tricks using personal experiences solving delay problems.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • DeSantis has urged lawmakers in Tallahassee to come up with a plan to ease the burden on Florida homeowners, but has expressed frustration with their approach to the problem.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shanahan, the head coach in Washington from 2010 to 2013, once grilled Paulsen on offensive tackle protections out of worry the tight end might have to play emergency tackle in a preseason game.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Those worries resulted in a European bank stock selloff last week, although the sector quickly rebounded.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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