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How to use vexed in a sentence

19 example sentences · adjective

Vexed means annoyed, irritated or distressed. Example: “She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.”

Examples of vexed by meaning

adjectiveAnnoyed, irritated or distressed.

  • She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
  • He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed.1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, page 72

adjectiveMuch debated, discussed or disputed.

  • The question, however, as to whether rinderpest bile is capable of producing the disease in a herd innoculated with it is a very vexed one, and round this point heated controversies have been waged in other places than in Natal.1901 December 6, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 20, page 610

More sentences with vexed

  • Billy's professor was vexed by his continued failure to improve his grades.From the entry vex
  • This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector.From the entry shed light upon
  • Martin Jol barely paused for thought before answering a perennially vexed question.2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, The Guardian. From the entry perennially
  • They provoked Me with an ungod, they vexed Me with their empty things.2008, Robert Alter, The Five Books of Moses. From the entry ungod
  • This vexed question underlies Frank Cottrell Boyce’s hilarious and ingenious hymn to dadliness and all things dadly.2008 July 12, “Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, read by Daniel Ryan; Macmillan, 6hrs, £16.99”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 47,621, page 31. From the entry dadliness
  • I'd neglected to explain Slingbox, so when I started pausing, rewinding, and slo-mo-ing, she became understandably vexed.2006 March 21, Jim Louderback, “The Joys of Connected Traveling”, in PC Magazine, volume 25, number 5, page 11. From the entry slo-mo
  • He was sorely vexed by his dilemma, so much so that he couldn't get to sleep.2002, No Sheds, “Native American Corner...”, in uk.rec.humour (Usenet). From the entry IGMC
  • "You get all the best stones!" Patsy cried at last, vexed at her lack of success.1912, S[amuel] R[utherford] Crockett, “The Land of Always Afternoon”, in The Moss Troopers, London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton…. From the entry cloop
  • But the pretty milk-maid was much too vexed to make any answer.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Dainty China Country”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge]…. From the entry sulkily
  • The issue of soteriology in the fourth gospel remains vexed.2022, R. G. William Loader, Christology, Soteriology, and Ethics in John and Hebrews, Mohr Siebeck, page 139. From the entry soteriology
  • Mayer says she is vexed by how some perceive her.2009 February 28, Laura M. Holson, “Putting a Bolder Face on Google”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Aug 2015. From the entry pick at
  • Having survived “The Long Night,” Daenerys will now be turning her attention back to the problem that originally vexed her: Cersei Lannister.2019 April 28, Alex McLevy, “Game Of Thrones Suffers the Fog of War in the Battle against the Dead (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived…. From the entry chicanery
  • So why do so many bike messengers look so screwfaced and vexed, as if road rage and frustration were their permanent riding companions?2017 September 7, David Phinn, “I am a messenger and I ride”, in NOW, Toronto, Ont.: NOW Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry screwfaced
  • Twistorians were astounded that string theorists, of all people, had answers to the googly problem and other issues that had vexed them.2015, George Musser, Spooky Action at a Distance, →ISBN. From the entry twistorian
  • And right often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic, obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive.1907, Jack London, Before Adam. From the entry illogic
  • This final trial which the hero must endure is motivated by the reappearance of the fraternal rivals who vexed the hero in his earlier, preheroic days.2014, Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm, page 99. From the entry preheroic

Meaning of vexed

  1. adjective Annoyed, irritated or distressed.
  2. adjective Much debated, discussed or disputed.

Full definition of vexed

Questions about vexed in a sentence

How do you use vexed in a sentence?
Vexed is used as an adjective. For example: “She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.”
What is a short sentence with vexed?
“Mayer says she is vexed by how some perceive her.”
What does vexed mean?
Vexed means annoyed, irritated or distressed.

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