How to Use pesky in a Sentence

pesky

adjective

• I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks.
• Gone are the days of dealing with pesky odors and fur buildup.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Back in the day, dinosaurs didn’t have to deal with pesky things like doors.
  — Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2022
• The pesky fact that the technology didn’t work wasn’t even the worst thing about it.
  — Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2021
• The main downside — as usual around here — is a pesky wind.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
• Why Trust Us? Of all the pests that invade our homes, drain flies are one of the peskiest.
  — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 July 2023
• The oil stops aphids and other pesky insects from feeding on the plants.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
• Plus, the special cleaning agents help fight against pesky odors and leave your clothes smelling fresh and clean.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
• But the Sun were back to their pesky defensive ways on Thursday night.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2022
• Once the food is gone and the charcoal has cooled, cleaning your grill's grates is a pesky task that often falls off the to-do list.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• The design mirrors the opposite wall, where the team had to contend with a pesky bump-out.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• Bigsby hit that mark midway through the fourth, as Auburn tried to stay out of its own way and stave off a pesky Texas A&M.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 12 Nov. 2022
• Fungus gnats in house plants are pesky but don’t damage plants.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
• No pesky little price list to scan just in case that bottle of water is gonna cost you an arm and a leg.
  — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2024
• But like all pesky home-invading pests, there are ways to cleanse your home of spirits.
  — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 10 July 2023
• At the same time, there were some bright spots against a pesky and passionate Crusaders (1-1) team that wouldn’t go away.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• Gusty winds from the north quickly clear skies and hopefully even push out that pesky haze of recent days.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• What happens next is as if some pesky person had farted and then slyly left the kitchen.
  — Madhur Jaffrey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
• Despite his lack of power, Harrelson could be pesky at the plate.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Flatware is pesky, but it’s the gadgets that get you when sorting kitchen drawers.
  — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
• Much of the chaos centers around the pesky issue of what to label ourselves exactly.
  — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2021
• Plus, the bed's elevated design keeps your dog off the ground and away from any pesky critters.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• And Buffalo has that pesky seven-game win streak on its side in the rivalry.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
• Although a tentative peace had been reached, England still had to pay those pesky homages for their French lands.
  — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
• Fungus gnats in houseplants are pesky but don’t damage plants.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
• Of course, there remains that pesky issue of his ongoing knee pain.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
• This Holiday is a pesky defender who will bother his man the length of the court, and can also knock down some threes.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
• The cleaning device also has a two-in-one roller brush, which doubles down on pesky carpet dirt.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
• The midi skirt comes in five sizes, ranging from XS to XL, and boasts a lining to prevent pesky wardrobe malfunctions.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• Just a few weeks ago, for instance, there was that pesky copy-and-paste bug that was nothing short of an irritation.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 18 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 7 May 2024