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Examples of pesky in a Sentence
I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks.
the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers
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Here are some of Michigan's peskiest garden pests as well as how to get rid of them, said David Lowenstein, Integrated Pest Management expert and consumer horticulture educator at Michigan State University.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
Here’s how to protect yourself from those pesky little critters that want to take a bite out of you.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 June 2024
Earth Day Park Clean Up, 1 p.m. at Versailles State Park: Help the park remove one of our very pesky invasive plants, garlic mustard.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
The pesky invasive species, which may have hitched a ride from Asia to the US via shipping containers back in the 1990s, reportedly, contributed to a whooping €500 million worth of crop damage in Europe in 2019 alone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 June 2024
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Word History
Etymology
probably irregular from pest + -y entry 1
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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