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How to use annoy in a sentence

31 example sentences · verb, noun

Annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. Example: “Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.”

Examples of annoy by meaning

verbTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

  • Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
  • That means about $165 billion was spent not on drumming up business, but on annoying people, creating landfill and cluttering spam filters.2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74

verbTo molest; to harm; to injure.

  • to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade

More sentences with annoy

  • My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.From the entry cube
  • With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.From the entry overzealous
  • You can say goodbye to your inheritance if you annoy your parents too much!From the entry say goodbye
  • The constant run of water from the faucet annoys me.From the entry run
  • I know it won't help but sometimes it feels better to whinge about the things that annoy me.From the entry whinge
  • It annoys me when a wuffo asks about the safety record of sky-diving; if it weren't good, people wouldn't do it.From the entry wuffo
  • How would it be possible for a person to annoy a Mind?2025 September 24, ExpectedBehaviour, Silly_King3635, “What do you think will happen if you annoyed a mind. For example, like a hub…. From the entry quectosecond
  • This is the Hadith which at times annoy many un-Islamically inclined youth.2019 January 4, Najeeb A. Jan, The Metacolonial State: Pakistan, Critical Ontology, and the Biopolitical Horizons of Political Islam…. From the entry un-Islamically
  • Dancing on graves just makes the gravedancers look silly and annoys the crows.2010 November 26, D.F. Oliveria, “Nevada 34, Boise State 31 In Overtime”, in The Spokesman Review. From the entry gravedancer
  • I'm sure they pump it in just to annoy the visitors.1998, Sally Goldsworthy, Young Blood, page 286. From the entry tippex
  • It is like teaching a pig to sing: It won't sound good, and it annoys the pig.1993 October 9, Fred R. Goldstein, “Re: How Will Routers Compete Against Digital Switches?”, in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet), retrieved 01…. From the entry voice over IP
  • She annoys them by being good-looking and even what is called good style.1936, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “The Vampire of the Village”, in The Penguin Complete Father Brown, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, London…. From the entry vamp
  • “I have a thought that doth annoy my soul,” he may reply.1915 September 26, Dean Collins, “Gleams Through the Mist”, in The Sunday Oregonian, volume XXXIV, number 39, Portland, Ore., →ISSN…. From the entry aye-aye
  • If your guitar plays well on fretted strings but annoys you on the open ones, the nut's probably worn out.2007, Dan Erlewine, Guitar Player Repair Guide, →ISBN, page 220. From the entry play
  • Typically, one hacker will annoy another; the offended party replies by launching a denial-of-service attack against the offender.2007, “Category 5—Illustrative Crosscutting Problem-focused Research Areas”, in Seymour E. Goodman, Herbert S. Lin, editors, Toward a…. From the entry hacker
  • If you're annoying folks, you'll essentially cease to exist, as those you annoy drop you off the grid.2007 August 23, Lev Grossman, “Nerd World: Why Facebook Is the Future”, in Time. From the entry off the grid
  • Their arrogance is beginning to annoy me.2005, Stuart Hill, The Cry of the Icemark, The Chicken House, page 413. From the entry queenling
  • There was something so irksome about Barry Groom that he had a fascination: you longed for him to annoy you again.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry chippy
  • One thing that annoys me is when someone posts a character or something, built, as minmaxers would say, 'inefficiently.'1996 December 9, Harrigan, “Re: GURPS, sci-fi RPGing, and medical skills (was Re: Space-Rpg.)”, in rec.games.frp.misc (Usenet). From the entry minmaxer
  • I swear they are doing it to perversely annoy me.1988, Defa Samka, Pony Soldiers. From the entry sockdologizing
  • The film is liberal and nonjudgemental and will annoy Moral Majority viewers as much as Taxi zum Klo.1982 February 13, Walta Borawski, “A Moonlight Walk in a Crimeless Park”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 7. From the entry hypernormal
  • But I still recalled her threat to harass and annoy with litigation unless I obtained a Reno divorce against her.1935 December 14, “Affidavit of Isaac Levy”, in Case Press, Inc., compiler, Case opinions, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division…. From the entry Reno divorce
  • Things that really annoy me are Deus Ex Machinas or endings that keep you guessing, but actually unconcerned about the problem (not) solved.2009, Piet Wenings, Readers' Poll Results comments, in Interface, volume 222. From the entry deus ex machinas
  • We actually had seats in the last two rows at the third level, so we didn't annoy anybody, or else we would have been told.2006 March 18, progea@hotmail.com, “OT: Queen Last Night in Toronto”, in rec.music.progressive (Usenet), archived from the original on 06…. From the entry unannoyingly
  • The “angerer” finds out things that will especially annoy his opponent, begins to emphasize them, and as a result the opponent, emotionally upset, argues badly.1977, Tony Buzan, “Angering the Opponent”, in How to Make the Most of Your Mind, London: Colt Books, →ISBN, chapter 9 (Logic and…. From the entry angerer
  • Much that generally annoys the systematician remains indispensable if one is to do even partial justice to the suprareligious character of preaching.1967, Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, When the Gods Are Silent, Harper and Row, page 206. From the entry suprareligious
  • It seems to annoy some folks.1920, Kennett Harris, Meet Mr. Stegg. From the entry singster
  • Scenario: Someone wants to deliberately annoy you by phoning your number over and over again, or by putting your phone number on a Jerks R Us webforum.2005, geminii@tpg.com.au, “What do I win?”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet). From the entry R Us

Meaning of annoy

  1. verb To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  2. verb To molest; to harm; to injure.
  3. noun A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

Full definition of annoy

Questions about annoy in a sentence

How do you use annoy in a sentence?
Annoy is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.”
What is a short sentence with annoy?
“It seems to annoy some folks.”
What does annoy mean?
Annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

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