How to Use annoyance in a Sentence

annoyance

noun
  • She expressed annoyance at the slow service.
  • For some drugs, the wait is an annoyance.
    — Ganesh Padmanabhan, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • Cue more annoyance among the home fans.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • To be sure, there can be annoyances.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There are things out there in world to help you with your kitchen annoyances.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Has that been a source of annoyance to you in your career?
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • That might be my biggest annoyance with this list, or any like it.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 10 July 2018
  • For some viewers, the change in pace will come as an annoyance.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022
  • But the spam is more than just an annoyance; it can also be weaponized.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Holes in your favorite shirts or shorts are more than annoyances.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
  • And there's the basic annoyance of live bugs in the home.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Utkarsh is very good at pulling off this kind of annoyance at his predicament.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • In this space, these new creators aren’t just seen as an annoyance.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • My whims and finds were the source of pride, not annoyance, to my parents.
    — Sally Friedman, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • And dirt can be an annoyance, too — some sprays can help protect against grime.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
  • So yeah, go ahead and enjoy your annoyance!
    — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That said, your annoyance is also valid.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • To my annoyance, the new service area does not include my own home.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • He is known for playing the flute, much to the annoyance of his comrades.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2020
  • As a result, the movie opens with a blast of muddy annoyance.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 May 2021
  • Kim just laughed and made her annoyance with the Weir siblings plain.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Their annoyance and their anger at me shows for taking the picture.
    — Jennifer Martin Laski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Posts were showing up days after the fact, much to the annoyance of many users.
    — Monique Judge, The Root, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Had the food been subpar, the wait would have tipped us into annoyance.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 20 June 2019
  • These scams are not random annoyances.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The control panel at the top of the fridge may be a source of annoyance for some buyers.
    — Zach Epstein, BGR, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Still, changing the clocks remains an annoyance for many.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For some, the fees were a mere annoyance, a sign of the escalating cost of health care.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 24 July 2025
  • For some, using a paint sprayer eliminates many of the annoyances of a roller.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 29 Jan. 2020
  • And yet, by the end, my confusion and annoyance almost felt like the point.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

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