Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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In previous years, there was one thing that vexed many potential buyers in the market for a new car: the Commander control function for its infotainment system.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
As so often, what might have vexed or depressed many authors was, for Leonard, an extra helping of grist.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
As so often, what might have vexed or depressed many authors was, for Leonard, an extra helping of grist.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Therefore, the centrifuges may vex Netanyahu’s war aims.
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 18 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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