How to Use annoying in a Sentence

annoying

adjective
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  • Nothing is more annoying than a nose that won't stop running.
    — Shannon Ullman, Health, 6 May 2024
  • The strap is more annoying though, and sometimes comes undone.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • Yapping may come across as annoying to coworkers, and could get young staffers in trouble with their managers.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
  • Sunscreen has a bad rep for being chalky, greasy, and generally all-around annoying.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 3 May 2024
  • Happy birthday to the bestest, mushiest, sweetest and most annoying Dab there is.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
  • Parker played the role of annoying little brother while Auburn was the know-it-all older sister.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
  • And the condition is not just inconvenient and annoying.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • Anderson improvised, resorting to a good old-fashioned — and very annoying — spray with a water hose.
    — Mark Price, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • However, those tools can only go so far without a large user base to back them up, and the annoying new Roblox login requirements may turn off new users.
    — PCMAG, 19 July 2024
  • For those of us who like to routinely style our hair, this can be especially annoying—spend even five minutes outside, and every bit of effort is replaced by frizz.
    — Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
  • Going for a swim and then lounging in your bathing suit sounds like the perfect summer day until something really annoying happens: a yeast infection.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
  • These are just some of the annoying quirks Asus simply can’t change, so long as Microsoft is the one designing the OS.
    — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 22 July 2024
  • While annoying, some air travelers out of Louisville may inevitably face unexpected travel issues out of their control.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2024
  • The wrinkle of songs possibly being AI have made things equally interesting and annoying.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 May 2024
  • Such is the unpredictability and uneven nature of the emergence of the 17-year life cycle insect that will devour young trees, but is not dangerous – maybe just annoying – to humans.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • What’s the most annoying hip-hop trend of the last 50 years?
    — Spin Staff, Spin, 23 Aug. 2023
  • What’s the most annoying hip-hop trend of the last 50 years, and why?
    — Spin Staff, Spin, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Hey, maybe the phone would even block out that annoying light.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The man could be mean, scary, creepy or even just annoying.
    — oregonlive, 4 July 2023
  • Along with fruit flies, gnats, and fleas, these tiny bugs can be very annoying.
    — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 July 2023
  • Keep in Mind The website has a lot of popups that can be annoying.
    — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • All work has pleasure and pain, and a lot of it is boring and annoying.
    — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Some make a steady clicking or whirring sound, which can be annoying — most often to the adults in the house.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: The cap doesn’t include a nozzle and can be annoying to apply to the grill.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This bra does not fold over or create an annoying crease at the top.
    — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
  • And the jokes come in three flavors: broad, broader and annoying.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • Read more advice from Tatum Hunter on how to fight back against annoying spam texts.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • There’s nothing more annoying than a pair of leggings that won’t stay in place.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Sure, a chipped or sharp nail can be annoying, and these can ease that frustration in one swift clip.
    — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Sure, the paparazzi are annoying, but that’s a small price to pay for Football-level fame.
    — Ellis Rosen, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023

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