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Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
Recent Examples on the Web
Baraka’s pet peeve is imagery that fails to preserve the integrity of skin hue, including undertones, while creating an image with softness.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
Sheryl Lee Ralph, who was one of the panelists, also referenced the pay inequity for women in Hollywood as one of her industry pet peeves.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
My pet peeve is the slowpokes particularly those that set their cruise control in the middle lane causing frustrated drivers to pass them on the left and right.
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Hell, the entire premise of its story depends upon its ability to reclaim casual audiences’ most consistent pet peeve: The fact that people almost never stay dead in these films.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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