How to Use inconvenience in a Sentence

inconvenience

1 of 2 noun
  • Parking in the city can be a major inconvenience.
  • Bridge repairs cannot be done without some inconvenience to the public.
  • I hope this delay doesn't cause you any inconvenience.
  • The delay was an inconvenience.
  • But if this sounds like an inconvenience, don't just take our word for it.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • It’s been more than an inconvenience for many of us for a year-and-a-half.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2023
  • So yes, this is merely an inconvenience and not the end of the world.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • And these debts aren't just an inconvenience.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • For some on skid row, the storm was a bearable inconvenience.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • But for the price that’s being paid, many find the inconvenience worth it.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But the constant mess was more than just an inconvenience.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The short-term inconvenience will be worth it for everyone in the long run.
    — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
  • But is the sparing of that inconvenience worth the risks that still remain?
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Dave Rasmussen has learned to deal with the small inconveniences that life lobs at him.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Most people called it a short-term inconvenience.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Your whole life being flipped upside down is not an inconvenience.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • In other words, life during wartime means putting up with some inconvenience.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Our apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
    — Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big deal?
    — B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
  • These are not small inconveniences.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Sleep loss is not a trivial inconvenience.
    — Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But those are mere inconveniences compared to the antitrust case.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • To a lot of folks in the legislature, the facts are just an inconvenience.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • But within a few hours, mere inconvenience gave way to frantic and chaotic scenes across the city.
    — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • When a patient feels dismissed or gaslit, the brain doesn’t file it as a minor inconvenience.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 May 2026
  • To save space, the layout omits the bathroom sink, which some people might find to be a bit of an inconvenience.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
  • What feels like an inconvenience could end up sparking a fun new connection.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Her voice suggests that yearning for a past romance might be, in fact, an inconvenience.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Look beyond the inconvenience, the stress or the routine.
    — Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Again, blocking the sidewalk is more than an inconvenience.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

inconvenience

2 of 2 verb
  • I wouldn't want to inconvenience you.
  • We were inconvenienced by the bad weather.
  • The guests enjoy the food and don’t seem inconvenienced by the fish bones.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
  • What was clear was that Cuomo did not want to inconvenience them in any way.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Work around their schedules to find a time and method of skill-sharing that won’t inconvenience them.
    — Alex Janin, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2020
  • There's no word on how many visitors might have been inconvenienced.
    — Scott Craven, azcentral, 16 July 2019
  • Teachers, too, will be inconvenienced, but people will still try it.
    — Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017
  • Don’t even think about inconveniencing your athletes and fans for the sake of some other time zone.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 26 July 2019
  • Some were afraid, some were hopeful, and some simply felt inconvenienced by the delay.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • While we were inconvenienced over gasoline, many have lost everything on the coast.
    — Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Taking a few minutes to inconvenience yourself in the present could save you larger headaches down the road.
    — Kristin Wong, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
  • There was nobody that was inconvenienced.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But inconveniencing fans is the norm in sports these days, and boxing is no exception.
    — Tim Dahlberg, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • This is true even when the ticket holder finds the timing inconveniencing.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Rectangular fast-moving carts won’t inconvenience you by telling you to move out of the way and zipping past.
    — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • The goal of the tool is to help connecting customers while not inconveniencing others.
    — Adrienne Jordan, USA TODAY, 11 June 2019
  • The video shows empty tables, so customers were not being inconvenienced by their presence.
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Hamstrung by the need to ensure that their kids don’t inconvenience anyone else, parents can’t do much parenting at all.
    — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The Chicano movement was in full force and inconveniencing the status quo.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • With the sun shining, not a wisp of smoke in the air and only gentle breezes, the historic action was condemned by those who were inconvenienced.
    — CBS News, 9 Oct. 2019
  • None of the justices should feel insulted or inconvenienced by the need to protect their own integrity — on which rests the rule of law itself.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • With the sun shining outdoors, not a wisp of smoke in the air and only gentle breezes, the action was condemned by many of those whose lives were inconvenienced.
    — Time, 10 Oct. 2019

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