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Example sentences for "annoyance"

Lexicographically close words:
announcements; announcer; announces; announcing; annoy; annoyances; annoyed; annoying; annoyingly; annoys
  1. But I have the stuff with me," said Timmons, in a tone of annoyance and protest.

  2. He was secure against the annoyance or intrusion of people.

  3. Harvey had succeeded in hiding his annoyance at the large debt to Dymes, a sum he could ill afford; but he was glad to have paid it, and pleased with Alma's way of dismissing it to oblivion.

  4. It is very bad of you to speak so," interrupted Gorgo, making no attempt to conceal her annoyance at the girl's reply.

  5. It is well known that the dread of a railroad into the lake country has alarmed Wordsworth into the firing off a sonnet against it, and that his annoyance has been increased by the lanch of a steamboat on Windermere.

  6. The worthy old man professes a good deal of annoyance at being thus lionized, but it is an annoyance which obviously has its agreeable side.

  7. It seemed an endless time to Rosamond, in whose inmost soul there was hardly so much annoyance as gratification from what had just happened.

  8. This elevating thought lifted her above her annoyance at being twitted with her ignorance of political economy, that never-explained science which was thrust as an extinguisher over all her lights.

  9. I shall not ride any more," said Dorothea, urged to this brusque resolution by a little annoyance that Sir James would be soliciting her attention when she wanted to give it all to Mr. Casaubon.

  10. But it was Sir James's evident annoyance that most stirred Mr. Brooke.

  11. Mr. Bulstrode had not yet fully learned that even the desire for cognac was not stronger in Raffles than the desire to torment, and that a hint of annoyance always served him as a fresh cue.

  12. The habit of many women of continually intruding their religious beliefs into their public work was a great annoyance to Miss Anthony.

  13. This was the beginning of litigation which continued for three years, and was a source of annoyance to Miss Anthony in other respects besides being deprived of the money.

  14. And as usual Raffles had his way, though Bennett Addenbrooke showed some temper when he was gone, and I myself shared his annoyance to no small extent.

  15. Nor was my annoyance lessened by a little meeting I witnessed between young Crowley and his father, who shrugged as he stopped and stooped to convey some information which made the young man look a little blank.

  16. There, much to his annoyance and mortification, Newton found that, with the others, he was treated as a close prisoner.

  17. But even for this, the time was past, as latterly she had become so much attached to him that distress on his part was a source of annoyance to herself.

  18. With a look of annoyance Mr. Underwood rose and passed out into the office; Darrell, somewhat interested, followed.

  19. Without the slightest feeling of annoyance or impatience, I have seen a train that I had planned to take with a good deal of interested and pleasurable anticipation move out of the station without me, because my baggage did not arrive.

  20. Tell me then," said Helen, heedless of his evident annoyance and discomfort, "how long will you love me if I love you in return?

  21. Hitherto, all the works I have had in hand have gone on the same every day, and consequently one's annoyance and responsibility continued equally on Sundays.

  22. The instant we began to draw off, they followed us, their immense numbers giving them a great power of annoyance at very slight cost to themselves.

  23. It was likely to escape annoyance by the rebels because it contained the only well-equipped opium establishment in the district, and would be visited indifferently by insurgents and Government troops as neutral ground.

  24. The captain's dominating feeling was annoyance that the stranger had dared to bring the prisoner from the yamen without consulting him; indeed, in defiance of the contrary wish he had expressed earlier in the day.

  25. All the parts had been well cleaned; there was plenty of petrol; but Burroughs saw to his annoyance that the lubricating oil was low.

  26. He happened to say, however, that he was living at an inn, the Meson de Regina, and had gone away expressing great annoyance at not finding me, and promising to return the next day.

  27. This proclamation was a perpetual source of annoyance to Florencio Planillas both day and night.

  28. But the chief annoyance of Ministers was Mr. Hume.

  29. Mrs. Webster was nearly sick with annoyance and anxiety over Billy's obstinacy and what she considered his reckless behavior.

  30. First there was the long-drawn-out wail of annoyance and protest made by a small western burro; then an intermingling of faint shrieks of fear with gay laughter.

  31. A still lower temperature modifies, and perhaps improves, the annoyance by converting it into ice, which again an occasional increase of warmth dissolves into water.

  32. Even Publius Clodius was induced to keep himself and his pack quiet, and to give no farther annoyance to Pompeius--not the least marvellous feat of the mighty magician.

  33. In point of fact Mr. Davidson suffered greater annoyance at the hands of Samuel Peabody and his mast cutters than he ever experienced from the rebels or the Indians.

  34. His annoyance was caused by General McLean's ordering Major Studholme not to furnish any more provisions to the Indians.

  35. Some of these were granted, to the annoyance of General Sherman, then in command of the Military Division of the Mississippi.

  36. The only serious annoyance was the cannonade from our whole line, which from the first of June went on steadily by night as well as by day.

  37. No blame could attach to me, as was manifest upon the inquiry; nevertheless, the sensation resulted in considerable annoyance all along the line from Chattanooga to Washington.

  38. The gay festivities at Tylsey were a matter of some annoyance to Aylmer, and to the chaplain at Bradgate, Haddon, who feared their distracting effect on the minds of their pupils, Jane and Katherine Grey.

  39. Worry, anxiety, and annoyance soon brought on a relapse of the illness from which Jane had lately suffered.

  40. All this march was made under unremitting annoyance from the enemy, insomuch that though the order of the Greeks was never broken, a considerable number of their men were wounded.

  41. But while the Athenians were thus carrying on naval war at Rhodes and the Hellespont, they began to experience annoyance nearer home, from Ægina.

  42. The Lacedæmonians on their side crossed over the mountainous post called Epieikia, under considerable annoyance from the enemy’s light troops, who poured missiles upon them from the high ground.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "annoyance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.