How to Use irritability in a Sentence

irritability

noun
  • The other sign is a shift in mom’s response that can look like irritability.
    — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2020
  • And kids may not know how to speak up about their feelings, but instead may act out with anger or irritability.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • These can range from headaches to irritability and a general sense of malaise.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This may lead to changes in mood such as anger, frustration or irritability.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 July 2024
  • Skipping lunch can cause more than hunger pangs, low blood sugar and irritability.
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 7 June 2021
  • The patches do more than simply lessen symptoms such as night sweats and irritability.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The patches do more than simply lessen symptoms such as night sweats and irritability.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Signs of pain, such as irritability, not eating, depression or pulling away from the rest of the herd.
    — Eva Flowe june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
  • The steroids Tifft was on for treatment caused extreme weight gain, irritability and had to be dealt with.
    — John Smallwood, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
  • Outrage can bring greatness to art; irritability, not so much.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 18 July 2025
  • Outrage can bring greatness to art; irritability, not so much.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 18 July 2025
  • Thanks to a king tide of hormones, irritability spikes during the first and last trimesters of pregnancy.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Say goodbye to hot flashes, weight gain, and irritability.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Crawford said that depression for this group may look more like irritability than sadness.
    — Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 6 July 2022
  • Very high intakes can lead to nausea, skin rashes, irritability, and brittle hair and nails.
    — Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Soreness at the injection site, as well as fever and irritability, were common but rarely lasted more than a day.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
  • The stress and irritability of new parenthood don’t end with the birthing parent, either.
    — ​jessica Migala, SELF, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Withdrawal, with its intense headaches and irritability, can be hard, but symptoms tend to go away after a day or so.
    — Bryony Gilbey, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • While mood swings, weight gain, and irritability are known potential side effects of menopause, growing breasts aren't.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 23 June 2021
  • Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Be aware of changes in younger kids such as excessive clinginess, irritability, or new onset of bed wetting.
    — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Round-the-clock daylight disrupts sleep, leading to irritability – and worse.
    — USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Stress and burnout share a lot of symptoms in common, like anxiety, fatigue, and irritability.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Once jovial and active, his father is now confined to a nursing home and has suffered weight loss, irritability and delusions.
    — New York Times, 4 June 2021
  • Both tears and irritability lay under a thin veneer of calm, and both broke through regularly, sometimes at once.
    — Sharon Holbrook, Woman's Day, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Does your child mock emotions, roll his eyes at equality, or show an uptick in irritability toward female teachers, or even you?
    — Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But over time, exhaustion and irritability kick in, work starts to suffer and relationships can take a hit.
    — Ankur Bindal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The most common side effects in small children are fever, irritability and pain at the injection site, but most are mild and pass within a few days.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 June 2022
  • That can reduce headaches, clear mental fog, and even ease symptoms like irritability and confusion.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Watch for warning signs such as pale or reddened skin, shivering, irritability or tiredness.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026

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