How To Use Annoyance In A Sentence

Upon these, and along the walls, which in most castles were topped by a parapet and a kind of embrasure called crennels, the defenders of the castle were stationed during a siege, and from thence discharged arrows, darts, stones, and every kind of annoyance they could procure, upon their enemies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
He perused the annoyance that had arrived: ‘Oh, it's that mong, Otto.’
I saw her shock, then shock turned into annoyance, and annoyance turned into anger.
To Slegge's annoyance, he very soon found that if the prestige of the school was to be kept up Glyn and Singh must be in the eleven, for the former in a very short time was acknowledged to be the sharpest bowler in the school, while, from long practice together, Singh was an admirable wicket-keeper -- one who laughed at gloves and pads, was utterly without fear, and had, as Wrench said -- he being a great admirer of a game in which he never had a chance to play -- "a nye like a nork. Glyn Severn's Schooldays
Family comes first - and petty spats and annoyances are put aside for the greater good of the Shaws.

To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
Over the next few days I witnessed more of his boorish behaviour, to the annoyance of many around him. Times, Sunday Times
It's telling that car alarms have become mere annoyances rather than effective tools to prevent crime.
The captain professed great annoyance and indignation at what he termed the desertion of his ward, and demanded to know when the tutor proposed to return to his duties. Roger Ingleton, Minor
In the table below, we compare the big players in the key areas that cause the most annoyance. Times, Sunday Times
The deep-rooted bad habits and many temptations of objective condition grow rampantly like the weed in heart so that pain, illness, and annoyance come to us.
Now that is what we call manipulation, Harry says with just a hint of annoyance. Boot Camp
So can a person caged in corporate life begin to assume huge anxieties about petty annoyances.
Mathematics tends to bisect people into either fascination or annoyance. Take A Second Shot At Understanding Maths | Lifehacker Australia
His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure.
‘Or he may still be asleep,’ Kevin replied, a hint of annoyance and irritation lacing his voice.
The only annoyance is that the wiper and light control stalks remain on the Japanese sides of the steering wheel.
In Plainfield, Connecticut, the "pestigeous" boys managed to invent a new form of annoyance, -- they "damnified the glass;" and a church regulation had to be passed to prevent, or rather to try to prevent them from "opening the windows or in any way damnifying the glass. Sabbath in Puritan New England
He expressed his annoyance at the council having to employ a consultant from Britain to advise them.
There is an instant change from mild anger and heavy annoyance to startled astonishment and disbelief.
Despite the many problems and annoyances, there were some bright spots to CMW, and these mostly came in the form of the performers.
But her annoyance over the pictures could not distract Catherine from her latest - and biggest - ambition.
Hence he is apt to become narrative and admonitory, that is to say, fond of telling long stories, and of doling out advice, to the small profit and great annoyance of his friends. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies
It appears that I'm not alone in my annoyance at not being able to vote in Trinidad.
He could feel his cheeks becoming the slightest shade of pink from anger and annoyance.
It is rather the other way about: the injury to the amenity of the land consists in the fact that the persons on it are liable to suffer inconvenience, annoyance or illness.
All distress, annoyance, frustration, vexation and so on is a reaction to things perceived through the senses, usually of sight or hearing.
Both men and women have their various issues, insecurities and annoyances associated with dating.
He plumped up his cheeks in an expression of annoyance.
What was wrong with her cotton pyjamas? she thought with quick annoyance.
Whether it's tailgaters or cell phone talkers, life is filled with little annoyances which can add up to big headaches.
They said that he was an annoyance and a pest to have around and ask favors of.
For confirmed fans, even the round-the-clock building work seems to be more a source of fascination than annoyance.
She stamped her foot in annoyance.
He added that there was ‘annoyance’ among the party grass-roots about the British ‘refusal’ to demilitarise.
Laura's normally full, warm lips tightened with annoyance.
There is another annoyance -- the risk of valuable cattle being houghed or otherwise mutilated; a risk calling for incessant watchfulness. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.
Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance.
But Keren to his annoyance had a way of reading his moods and using them to his advantage.
I felt the same way in high school and then in college my annoyance and dismay was transfered from the bad people to the people who sucked up to professors and reaped benefits not because they worked hard or were smart but only because they flattered the professor’s ego. More Honest Scrapping « Tales from the Reading Room
My eyes are narrowed in annoyance, his are wide with teasing.
One who is not the source of annoyance to the world, one who never feels offended with the world, one who is free from both delight and anger, perturbation and fear, ‘that devotee is dear to Me’.
And Megan roared with laughter while Krissy huffed out of annoyance.
The backhanded compliment had made her blood rise with both embarrassment and a little bit of annoyance.
As it stands, this site is barren of all such annoyances.
His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure.
He gave a mild answer, in spite of his annoyance.
A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbours.
And if he feels annoyance at another game on the bench, he will not moan about it to them. Times, Sunday Times
Minor annoyances won't bother you so much because you're focused on the big picture.
A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbours.
To this same repugnance for his catchpoll work do I owe it that at the moment of setting out he offered to let me ride without the annoyance of an escort if I would pass him my parole not to attempt an escape. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys...
Tensing, his annoyance growing, Ikeda huffed at her statement in disagreement, beginning to feel incensed at the offense to his partner.
One detects in their commentary a note of annoyance that the incestuous relations between corporate interests and government have emerged so openly.
Leonidas turned on her, all his pent annoyance bursting, `Don't say `all right" to me, woman! COUP D'ETAT
Everything is behindhand for the opening ceremonies of Thursday, but as they are not the important ones, little annoyance is expressed.
His annoyance had unbridled his tongue.
Alan found the constant noise of the traffic an annoyance.
Much to the annoyance of the crowd, the home team seemed to be on the receiving end of the referee's whistle. Times, Sunday Times
His annoyance is bitter anger bordering on rage; his sentiment is mawkish.
I took it, but my relief was mingled with insensible annoyance at the trifling penalty.
More people are now willing to listen to the man many once regarded with contempt or annoyance.
It's such an annoyance to have to drive you everywhere.
The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
Grumbling in annoyance, she deleted all the junk mails in her mailbox.
Bear in mind that little annoyances do not recede with time; they just become bigger annoyances.
The secret to the Obama annoyance is snotty lecturing. They aren’t ‘A’ students. | RedState
So rather than let them make me feel bad, I express my annoyance. Times, Sunday Times
A number of students have expressed their annoyance at receiving the letter.
I began to understand what an annoyance it must be to have a bough up there that you couldn't flick at with your stick as you passed by, and that even when weighed down by its summer greenery would bemock you if you made a casual clutch at its foliage, and laugh at you in its leaves. Without Prejudice
As recorded severally elsewhere in these quotidian chronicles, a frequent bringer of singular annoyances is Dr. Crow.
Alexander curbed his annoyance and continued in a calm, mild voice.
Her expression froze, first with a glimmer of delight and then quickly with a look of annoyance. Unfinished Symphony
I could complain vehemently to my perfectly nice roommate about the annoyances that pile up over years of living with him and know that he will happily re-sign the lease come summer.
In each situation, I could feel the accident-causer bracing against my possible annoyance, and it was very, very hard to resist the temptation to say things like, "You should've been more careful! Gretchen Rubin: How To Forgive An Accident
Rising prices are annoyances, but have to be seen in perspective.
Now, naked, simmering with annoyance, the deepening light gilding him, he was no less imposing.
The presence of booklice can be quite an annoyance; however, they rarely cause significant damage to items.
I can understand the annoyance at the high cost of premium rate calls from telephone boxes.
A gentle wind gets rid of my annoyance.
We all knew Von Rotten could be theatric to the point of annoyance, but this was pushing it. The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 15
Second annoyance is changing stocks: you'll go there for ages, get used to a certain product and then you'll find it's been discontinued.
Yet, the gesture was filling him with an emotion totally different from the previous night, overpowering the anger and annoyance.
Pursing her lips in annoyance again, she huffed.
They were obliged to confess that Brownsville was about the rowdiest town of Texas, which was the most lawless State in the Confederacy; but they declared they had never seen an inoffensive man subjected to insult or annoyance, although the shooting-down and stringing-up systems are much in vogue, being almost a necessity in a thinly-populated State, much frequented by desperadoes driven away from more civilized countries. Three Months in the Southern States: April, June, 1863.
I also felt that calling zazen "calming down" is a little off the mark; I'm reading Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen right now, and he doesn't shy away from the frustration, pain, boredom and annoyance that the zen student will encounter. Take Your Foot Off the Brake
She flashes me a brief look of annoyance, quieting me, then changing her demeanor to once again calm and composed, she continues with her explanation.
He also had a distinct air of annoyance at being given such a useless job.
I walked across her line of vision and she sat bolt upright in annoyance.
What the annoyance it was, was the ironing board coming a right purler as the flex wrapped itself around its legs.
When he came down, speckless after his bath, he found his mother scrupulous in a low evening dress, and, to his annoyance, his Uncle In Chancery
Emma felt annoyance in regards to their current president, because of his hasty, hot-headed temperament.
Save yourself the annoyance and anger by using a tin opener. The Sun
She felt a needle of annoyance goading her to retaliate.
They were exposed to persecutions, though apparently not systematic, but rather annoyances and reproach arising from their not joining their heathen neighbors in riotous living, into which, however, some of them were in danger of falling. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Annoyance flashed through Rosemarie like lightning as a deep, resonant laugh came from above.
The first wave occurs five to seven days after the flooding event and consists of "floodwater" mosquitoes, which include salt marsh and pastureland mosquitoes, usually more of an annoyance than a disease threat. Media Newswire
Our eyes would roll again, not in annoyance this time, but in defeat. The Standard of Misery | Heretical Ideas Magazine
Poisoning is their way of eliminating the annoyance, and the action very often generalizes to many dogs, including dogs they've never had contact with. Pet Talk: Dogs aren't safe at home anymore
Dale's eyebrow twitched in slight annoyance, as he walked past the girl coolly.
Not to mention the annoyance of the phenomenon pretty much disabling my ability to actually use the phone properly, since incoming calls interrupt my apps, browsing, and anything else I'm doing at the time. RCR Wireless News
Villers-Cotterets, he has revived the captainry; there are more than sixty places for sale on account of these princely annoyances.] [Footnote 1355: The old peasants with whom I once have talked still had The Ancient Regime
He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on.
It was neat but not terribly configurable, and did have various annoyances.
Of course, their road to wedded bliss has been blocked with minor annoyances - criticisms of the May-December romance, prenuptial madness, new babies, etc.
Staff leaving straight after a training programme, nonsense faxes and cold calls from energy companies are the top three annoyances for small business in Bolton.
I strip everything down and look at it from every angle in order to find out why my response is mild annoyance or absolute rage.
Her annoyance can be clearly traced in her letter.
Rather, like insects, they are annoyances except when they seem to possess such overwhelming numbers.
I don't need to begin this new Tuesday by grousing over an annoyance rather easily fixed with a few keystrokes.
He sighed in annoyance; some incompetent teacher obviously couldn't control their class.
Warne even bowled him a bouncer yesterday in mock annoyance.
The other niggling annoyance is the relative ease with which you can knock your chums off platforms into the bottomless abyss. The Sun
The pretty green eyes didn't hold a trace of disgust or annoyance, just mild interest and a spark of something close to fear.
Fortunately Veronica who was propelled into a life of crime-fighting after her best friend Lilly was murdered is on hand to ensure that justice is served much to the annoyance of the Neptunians who find themselves frequently foiled in their devious plans. Geek Deal: Veronica Mars - The Complete Series for $61.49 | /Film
A light smile appeared on his lips as her face reddened and she huffed in annoyance.
I complain to God, or whoever else will listen, about the annoyances, the difficulties, the strains.
He looked up at her with an expression of annoyance. Rogue Oracle
The format quickly posed an annoyance - did I really need to endure the MGM lion roaring at the start of every single featurette?
Great post – I have (much to the annoyance of anyone within earshot) always tried to read my writing aloud while editing. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Read. It. Aloud.
I caught a look in his eyes as he glanced at me that was somewhere between annoyance and anger.
In the middle of the night, Shotgun oozed up onto the foot of the bed and sprawled out lazily, pushing me off to the side, grum-pling his annoyance that I was taking up so much room; every so often, he farted his opinion of the spaghetti sauce, then after a while he began snoring, a wheezing-whistling noise. The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection
Her expression denoted a little impromptu wrestling match-reluctance, annoyance, and good manners doing takedowns. I is for Innocent
Without even having to strain his ears, he could overhear the girl muttering to herself in annoyance.
He knew better than to employ strong-arm tactics, or even to show annoyance. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Bound by mutual distrust and annoyance, the odd couple pairing can do little but bicker. Christianity Today
Sabrina was trying hard to be kind, Kris could tell, but her voice was edged with annoyance.
Its annoyance results in the reduction of milk and or meat production in dairy, poultry and piggery farms.
Tom sighed slightly, his expression in its cold mask, not showing the annoyance he felt.
The man is a tool; the column purports to be a resource for correcting some of the Washingtonia's worst traffic annoyances, but his advice is nearly always to Grin and Bear it.
He made her feel shockingly vulnerable when she should have been consumed with annoyance herself.
She missed her daily chores and annoyances and the routines of a normal life.
Emma felt annoyance in regards to their current president, because of his hasty, hot-headed temperament.
Congress Ticket holders have expressed their annoyance at the new charges.
King Jerome took no notice of her annoyance and chagrin. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE
Serena is torn between her sisterly love and her annoyance with Stella's aggressive insecurity.
We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage.
The master-at-arms or chief petty officer in charge would ceremonially tip this residue into the scuppers at the edge of the deck, from where, to the daily perplexity and annoyance of thirsty seamen, it would drain into the sea.
I had too much adrenaline to answer back Carlozio who had taken advantage of my quietness and was barraging me with the most annoyance he could muster.
The average wishy-washy middle-class liberal like myself finds herself thrashing desperately between her worthy political world view of them as victims and sheer annoyance at their failure to seize their chances.
We tend to view the impoverished with fear, discomfort, apathy, annoyance, callousness or resentment.
When it touched his eyelids, he groaned in annoyance, his eyes slowly opening.
She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance.
There was much annoyance at the discontinuance of the first-time house buyers grant and the cutbacks in the Community Enterprise Schemes.
Recriminations and quips, annoyance and displeasure - these are parts of the game.
Every aspect of its design is so accomplished and smoothly ergonomic that you barely notice the car is there, and drive with an enjoyment unencumbered by quirks or annoyances.
There are rumblings of annoyance throughout the workforce.
Part of this comes from her old-fashioned view that one does not complain about such annoyances.
At a dinner which was given at Trinity College, Cambridge, to the Duke of Gloucester, as Chancellor of the University, when the cloth was removed, Parr at once started his pipe and began, says one who was present, "blowing a cloud into the faces of his neighbours, much to their annoyance, and causing royalty to sneeze by the stimulating stench of mundungus. The Social History of Smoking
For whatever reason he could not guess, anger and annoyance were far from her facial features and the pale silver lighting gave her an ethereal sort of appearance.
These visual flaws are mainly annoyances and only a real problem in Episode One.
What's really going on here is more than annoyances over a missed transfer or frazzled nerves over an abrupt stop during rush hour.
The best bed-chamber, with its hangings of crimson moreen, was opened and aired -- a performance which always caused my eight little brothers and sisters to place themselves in convenient positions for being stumbled over, to the great annoyance of industrious damsels, who, armed with broom and duster, endeavored to render their reign as arbitrary as it was short. A Grandmother's Recollections
A look of deep annoyance crossed his face.
To her annoyance Holly pushed the carbon copy on to Rain's desk and went away with the other.
Our only annoyance is that the eggs come so fast that it's simply a matter of luck, rather than skill if you manage to duck to avoid one.
Grimacing with annoyance, she tugged the end of her hair, her fingers curling round her favourite blue and silver hairband.
However, by finally purging some of the annoyances and adding a few more powerful constructs to the language, we are probably better off than we were before.
And just as different PC pests annoy people in different ways, so our reactions vary from mild annoyance to extreme anger.
Following the arbitrary rules of etiquette is a minor short term annoyance, but in the long run it alleviates life's exhausting tendancy for being little more than one damn thing after another. Forbes.com: News
He looked around in annoyance at being brought back to reality; a plump, gormless looking boy stood in the doorway.
Sympathy overrode any annoyance at the inconvenience to herself, though she did intend a slight but firm reprimand when they met again. AN OLDER WOMAN
The book contains more than fifty examples of innovative solutions or approaches to problems or annoyances that impact our lives.
At the time it was just an annoyance, but now I wonder if the BBS sysops were trying to foster a sense of community or just trying to avoid feeling used.
The charwoman who silently screws up her face in annoyance at Corey, who keeps her from doing her work, is Mary Gordon, a character actor in close to 300 films, many of them charwomen and landladies. The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)
Consequently, the woodpigeon population has boomed, to the annoyance of farmers and gamekeepers.
When you consider the security risks from spyware, Trojans, diallers and attempted identity theft spam becomes much more than just an annoyance - it becomes a minefield for any computer user.
As with every PC laptop I’ve ever used, the trackpad is an annoyance with its default settings. IBook and OS X: First Impressions
Grant had an interesting expression, something of mild surprise, anger, and annoyance.
By this time, I was bleeding at both knees, my head had become a swollen grenade of aching, pulsating annoyance, and my forearms were wrought with lactic distress.
I dare to express annoyance. Times, Sunday Times
My greatest annoyance is when the typewriter prints an extra letter, or forgets a necessary one, to a word I well know. Five-typo feast of fail
The full-frame picture isn't an annoyance; there's no sense of parts of the scene being lopped off at the edges, and there are no intrusive pans.
The fact that we may always be faced with strife, misunderstandings and miscommunication, an uncaught harsh word, bad moods and annoyances just means we have plenty of opportunity set before us to practice mercy, and to obtain mercy according to the promise of Christ. Eric Simpson: Those Who Are Merciful Will Obtain Mercy
Some Tory MPs expressed annoyance that the proposals were being dropped. Times, Sunday Times
The Mini Cooper convertible is charming, but has some annoyances. Mini Cooper convertible is cute but quirky
By interrupting the view with a screen of shrubs or a fence, you can turn what would otherwise be just an annoyance into a voyage of discovery.
Max burned with annoyance at the use of her real name, and with anger at the remark itself.
His position weakened in August after he expressed annoyance over a lack of new signings as the transfer deadline approached. Times, Sunday Times
Besides from her strong resistiveness and constitutional obstinacy, she is liable every moment to turn short from the main point and spend her whole force upon some little one-side annoyance that might temporarily nettle her. The Grimke Sisters
Kirk watched his friend's expression mutate from puzzlement to annoyance to amazement. Dreams of the Raven
Miss Kendall will not disturb the class, I am sure, if she realizes that her humming is a source of annoyance," she said, her own really musical voice fluting in melodious minor cadences. Miss Pat at School
I turned to her, slightly entertained at the annoyance curling her upper lip.
King Jerome took no notice of her annoyance and chagrin. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE
felt acute annoyance
Our class seemed determined to surpass all of its predecessors in annoyances to the Faculty, the derangement and often destruction of college property and the "devilling" of Fresh. Sea-Gift. A Novel.
Many people present expressed their annoyance at disruptions caused by street traders.
His mother's mouth twitched in annoyance at the mention of the name.
He appears to have been a flighty, absent-minded luvvy, given to changing his mind daily during rehearsals, much to his fellow actors' annoyance.
Bound by mutual distrust and annoyance, the odd couple pairing can do little but bicker. Christianity Today
The problems were an annoyance, but we managed to cope.
When you consider the security risks from spyware, Trojans, diallers and attempted identity theft spam becomes much more than just an annoyance - it becomes a minefield for any computer user.
Anger and annoyance at her came to me, as she just stood there, as if she had done nothing.
She's slowly beginning to unload the cart, as the cashier looks on in harrowed annoyance. The Weather's Fine, Wish They Weren't Here
The other intolerable annoyance is his spastic clunkiness. The Peyton Puzzle: Redskins Week 6 preview
Take the amount of homeopathy talk that would normally induce annoyance on MetaTalk and then dilute it 10: 1 with pure blue, be sure to succuss it well, and repeat 99 times. Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
One of them swarmed in front of her face, making her swat at it in annoyance.
Aeslyn huffed in annoyance, but halted to let Adelaide catch up, nevertheless.
Who do you know in your life who is a source of pain, annoyance or exasperation?
She's also noticed that she functions better under stress and is less likely to get caught up in the little annoyances.

How To Use Annoyance In A Sentence

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