How to Use vex in a Sentence
vex
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The question seemed to vex the many passers-by who stopped to gape.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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Mostly, though, Brown’s salve for what vexed his fans aimed for the hips, not the head.
—Renée Graham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
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Steven Brill agrees that the country’s in bad shape and its people are vexed by it.
—Barton Swaim, WSJ, 15 June 2018
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Matt Barnes, charged with the blown save and loss on Wednesday, was vexed by his poor outing.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
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As with last week's icy mix, the overnight snowfall vexed drivers across the region.
—Mike Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2020
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The question of where Izzy would attend school had been vexing me for two years.
—Julie Kim, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2023
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The Raiders trusted Kolton Miller enough to leave him on the left side and have Brown play on the right, a position that has vexed them for years.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
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The question of who hired the firm has vexed Facebook employees.
—Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2018
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He gets equally vexed on behalf of a friend’s movie, a rival’s movie, any movie.
—Joanne Kaufman, wsj.com, 4 May 2023
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No one wants to hear that there's no solution to the problem that vexes them.
—Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, 30 Dec. 2019
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With so many health concerns vexing the new year, this one’s quick, easy, and cheap to cross off your worry list.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024
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Four of those have come against the Cavs, who have designed a defense that continues to vex him.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 6 May 2018
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Other fans have dived from nearby piers and swum to the back of the set, vexing gate guards charged with keeping them at bay.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 30 July 2023
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This is vexing because the Dolphins spent tons of cap space and most of their draft resources on the defense in 2017.
—Armando Salguero, miamiherald, 25 Apr. 2018
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Iger’s biggest challenge might be the one that has vexed him the most: finding a successor.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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That question has vexed even many of the most ardent climate-change activists.
—oregonlive.com, 9 July 2019
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High was shocked when her doctor told her she, too, had the illness that vexed her siblings and parents.
—Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
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As impressive as Murray was, he was vexed at the foul line just as much as his teammates.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
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This isn’t the first time one of President Trump’s residences has been vexed by a sinkhole.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 22 May 2018
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Lawmakers have been vexed for decades over how to fix a broken system.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 20 June 2019
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The use of that last word has vexed behind-the-camera workers for nearly a century.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 5 Mar. 2023
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This is a question that will vex a logical thinker, for the answer has less to do with reason and more to do with belief.
—Seth Hettena, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2019
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Anderson vexed him again by singling for the second time.
—Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 30 June 2018
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In Decatur, the trends have vexed a generation of city leaders.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2020
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Giuliani has long vexed Barr and the Justice Department.
—Matt Zapotosky, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2020
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The Yankees, star-centric and forever vexed by the fringes of their roster, are tied for last place in the American League East.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
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A down year for potential franchise passers would likely vex most teams that landed the No. 1 pick.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
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This isn't the first time one of President Donald Trump's residences has been vexed by a sinkhole.
—Marissa J. Lang, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
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And that’s the matter vexing millions of caregivers, current and future.
—Mary Stanik, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024
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The towers, the site of several arrests and paragliding attempts, have vexed public officials who have tried to stop taggers from adding their own touches to the structures.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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