How To Use Irritated In A Sentence

Skin is easily irritated, chapped, chafed, and sensitized.
Without the protection of the eyelid, the inside of the eyelid and the surface of your eye may become dry, irritated and inflamed.
The squatting man, suddenly irritated, sat back to look up at her. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
Symptoms of organotin exposure can include irritated skin, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and flu-like symptoms. Scientific Blogging
the constant sound of dripping irritated him

So-and-so was always a name important enough for her to recognize, and he always said it in a sort of fake bored way that irritated her. Something Unpredictable
The more she pesters him with emotional calls, the more irritated he becomes.
Her throat and eyes were irritated.
And, if they don't like it, people are likely to be far less irritated and unsolicitous having shelled out only $2 than being out $8 and have five beers they don't like. Archive 2007-09-01
Then I added two herbs used by American Indians: the rich, dark-green leaves of plantain for relieving irritated skin and sticky grindelia flowers, or “gumweed,” with their light, fresh scent, to treat the itch of poison ivy and poison oak. The Last Chance Dog
She was deeply irritated at being thwarted.
When I mentioned his chinstrap swinging, he grew irritated, abruptly grabbed his strap, and snapped it.
And I start to get irritated with the literal-mindedness of the questions. The Younger Side of Nick Hornby
Whilst I used to laugh it off, I'm now getting irritated by it.
Skin absorption is more likely to occur if you use highly concentrated formulas of DEET, if it is applied to broken or irritated skin; or with repeated applications. Insect Repellents
Finally, corporate HQ had alienated its store managers through infantilizing incentives schemes, and irritated its employees with oppressive ‘loss prevention’ policies.
He was always deeply irritated by the need - which all politicians must accept from time to time - to pretend, dissimulate and act a part.
Lee got irritated as she saw blood seeping out of a gash on her hand.
Using a cool-mist vaporizer to humidify the air may help soothe irritated breathing passages and relieve coughing.
There was an air of gravity and importance about the garb of this person, and something indescribably odd, I might say awful, in the perfect, stone-like movelessness of the figure, that effectually checked the testy comment which had at once risen to the lips of the irritated artist. The Purcell Papers
The combination of pink and yellow irritated me the whole time they were flowering; I have been eagerly awaiting cooler, wetter weather so that I can move the phlox to another border where their bright flowers will blend in more easily.
They are irritated at another rejig of the curriculum and angry at the loss of jobs for those teachers whose subjects have been cut. Shining moment for maths
I'd always be mildly irritated and try to ignore it.
Irritated summer skin is usually caused by clogged sweat ducts, a condition called prickly heat or miliaria, or by exposure to poison ivy, oak or sumac.
The fog irritated his lungs and made him short of breath.
When the governor learned this, irritated because his order of arrest had not proved effectual, he ordered the soldiers to be arrested who constituted the guard, and would have had them garrote the alferez Don Francisco de Rivera, who was in command at that gate, because they had not killed a friar and taken prisoner Don Pedro de Monroy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, co
It irritated many, myself included, to hear that the prison warders of Wakefield Jail had been ordered to take off the England flag tie pins they were wearing to raise cash for a cancer charity.
She always called him by his unabbreviated name when she was irritated. Flamsted quarries
I snap to attention, finding myself irritated by the distant glint in her shapely eyes.
She renounced the role of tragic widow with an austerity that irritated her would-be saviours.
She stumbled out of the way just as she heard the voice, sounding quite irritated.
Minor infections and irritations such as conjunctivitis and blepharitis can also cause inflamed, irritated eyes. The Sun
Manet was irritated with his friends Monet and Degas when they decided to exhibit elsewhere than the official Salon.
Perhaps I just got irritated from trying to make all the bits fit together and find the thread through the labyrinth.
Aloe vera, which is already familiar to many can be particularly effective for soothing irritated skin. Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » Treating Psoriasis with Aloe Vera – Soothing Relief
An irritated stomach lining can cause pain, nausea or heartburn.
And some girl are so spoiled they get irritated if they serve the same dessert for lunch and dinner.
His peremptory tone of voice irritated everybody.
Yeast infections are accompanied by a curdy white discharge, and the area may be red and irritated.
Sore throats, irritated gums and oral sores can be soothed by a gargle or mouthwash of strong sage tea.
I sensed he was mildly irritated, but also knew I'd succeeded in sowing a doubt in his mind.
Many of my friends disliked the film intensely - even if they had admired it on some nebulous level, they were antagonized and revolted, irritated and unappreciative.
They warned off the crocodiles with no more than an irritated flick of their tail.
Using a cool-mist vaporizer to humidify the air may help soothe irritated breathing passages and relieve coughing.
The elephant concerned has no history of aggressive behaviour and it is believed it only charged the jeep after becoming irritated when the driver tried to reverse the vehicle out of mud.
Irritated by "disobliging" criticism of the kamikaze mission, WN.com - Articles related to 'Forbes': Woods first athlete with $1 billion in earnings
Li, a white-collar worker, found herself bad-tempered, depressed and irritated with others.
When a cavity gets really deep, close to the pulp of a tooth or even into the pulp, the pulpal tissue becomes irritated and inflamed. What is a Pulpotomy?
Her screechy voice really irritated me, but it's not in my nature to blow people off.
Jim is irritated enough now; don't blow the coals too much or we shall have an explosion of anger from him.
Irritated, he grabs the bridle on one of the mules spooking it and causing it to throw its rider.
One evening, plumb tuckered out – it had been a dreadful hard hot day, and the bread wouldn't raise and the churning had gone wrong, and I was all irritated and jerky – well, that evening I made mention to dad of this wanting to run of mine. The Night-Born
He feels oddly irritated: what does this qalandar think, that money falls from trees? The Times Literary Supplement
I was getting more than a little irritated by the time I finally entered Wisconsin - yay, a new state for me! Archive 2007-06-01
Too much heat and sweat can make your skin more irritated and itchy.
Irritated bees make their displeasure known, by administering painful stings.
Every single square inch of your body is irritated.
While it wasn't a pretension, just a habit, it irritated him because he was certain her meteorology was unsound. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
She was mildly irritated by the fact he didn't wait for her.
I’m curious what you’ll think of The Glass Castle after hearing your thoughts about de Lempicke; the mother in Jeannette Walls’s book finds some, oh, let’s say some worrisome ways of pursuing her art … I get a little irritated with people who criticize Gladwell. Reading Notes « Tales from the Reading Room
I'm so irritated that this conflation is definitely going to happen again and the thread will go down the toilet. Just Past the Horizon: The male space is just better hidden | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
But there were frequent little things he did in speech that irritated me.
Carver was surprised that his views irritated so many people.
That conclusion irritated Sheehan and others who contend that scholarship itself is pertinent to public service.
Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her.
Maybe someone decides to rant about the snare drum mix on a particular track from 1973 for no other reason than it irritated them at that precise moment.
He is a paid-up cosmopolitan but is irritated by ‘a lazy or laissez-faire feel-good multiculturalism.’
The latter had his feelings highly irritated with the politics of Connecticut, and [to] the unsufferable sarcasm of a Fracas in Congress: The Battle of Honor between Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold
This must have irritated Griffiths; but he did have the grace to be amused as well.
My father was perhaps irritated by the slightly patronizing tone which Turgénieff adopted from the very outset of their acquaintance; and Turgénieff was irritated by my father's "crankiness," which distracted him from "his proper métier, literature. Reminiscences of Tolstoy
Yes, falsifier of the Bible, I am irritated at it, I acknowledge; but you have lied to the holy spirit; which you ought to know is a sin which is never pardoned. A Philosophical Dictionary
And feeling irritated, I retired to the bathroom where I sat on the floor scowling for a great deal of the evening.
But sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritated by a lack of blood supply.
Lesions or pimples develop as a result of the skin's being irritated.
While it wasn't a pretension, just a habit, it irritated him because he was certain her meteorology was unsound. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
Yeah, I kinda get irritated with people that seem supercilious about not having a TV.
Churchill's life hung by a thread as a bunch of irritated Boers held a five minute confab to decide whether they ought to shoot their prisoner, a war correspondent who had taken part in the fight.
Sometimes his signature smile was gone and he seemed irritated or grouchy. Christianity Today
Ministers lost status and irritated each other as diverse populations tore apart the unity of originally close-knit old towns.
An eyewash made of eyebright and other herbs can be soothing to irritated and inflamed eyes. Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible
He would have been greatly irritated and thrown off his balance, had any one told him that the elixir of gold is nothing but the perchloride of iron. Les Miserables
When they are irritated they narrow, the muscles around them tighten, and there may be an increase in production of sticky mucus or phlegm.
I snapped, irritated, and bent over this journal again, watching my hand shake as I scribbled a long squiggly line across the lined pages.
Protectant for irritated skin containing polyethyleneglycols, polyvinylether salt anhydride and polyvinylpyrrolidone
A humidifier can provide relief from the effects of dry winter air and soothe irritated nasal and respiratory passages.
The interrupted circle terminates not quite in a point, by which time the green has elided into a dull, irritated red.
Ryan asked, but Meg could tell he wasn't irritated; his tone was teasingly amiable.
Another thing, I am irritated to the boiling point with the term shedding jobs. Propeller Most Popular Stories
The phrase irritated Stuart, but he had sense enough to keep still. Plotting in Pirate Seas
But it's the stick-in-the-muds who become increasingly irritated and bewildered about everything around them.
Traffic troubles in front of the new Richmond High have raised safety concerns as well as irritated drivers.
The foreground music (it was too loud to be described as ‘background music’) irritated us just that little bit to the point it makes a calm chap feel tetchy.
He said it rather crossly, for his nerves were what he called edgy, and the girl still irritated him. The Lookout Man
made an irritated gesture
And further, it is greatly irritated by constant contact with the clothing and stimulates venery and coitus.
A highly irritated western coachwhip snake was coiled in the grass.
John was irritated by drivers parking near his house and causing an obstruction.
Pathetic drizzle was annoyingly splattering on her head, and her face was irritated by the moist miserable air.
His casualness irritated Adriana; it had the savor of a deliberate affront.
All novels after the first in a series have to tread a line between standing alone and catering for the faithful reader who will be irritated by constant recapitulations.
Up ahead, an irritated bellow echoes around the hall.
Sauppe, etc., khre de ton ippon me kata toiade, k.t.l., transl. “the horse must not be irritated in such operations as these,” etc.; but toiade = “as follows,” if correct, suggests a lacuna in either case at this point. On Horsemanship
I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her.
I admire, irritated, his black shoes with their liquorice laces, his watch, the white collar of his rank.
A good hour and a half later, Erial once more stepped outside the sickroom, this time not mildly irritated and hiding her slight anxiety under good-natured insults.
Towards the end, the very sound of his voice irritated me.
But the process here is of unmasking: even though we're irritated and anxious, we're moving closer to seeing the true unfixed nature of mind.
True, it doesn't get as close as the rotaries, but it gets more hair without making my neck as irritated.
There was a smile in her voice—she was aware the term irritated him. This Calder Range
The slowness of the traffic irritated the passengers in a hurry.
Phoebe was now wide awake again and irritated with herself.
He seemed irritated at Edouard's questions but, apart from that, sublimely unconcerned
You get an irritated silence, as though you were nitpicking or being a smart aleck. Times, Sunday Times
How can that be?" asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply.
At least half the audience walked out before the end, irritated and confused.
Although anybody can develop anal itching, people aged 40 years and more are more likely to get it, compared to younger individuals. medical dictionary, pruritus ani is "itching of varying intensity at the anus; may be paroxysmal or constant, associated with seborrheic candidiasis or moniliasis, with irritated and enlarged hemorrhoidal veins, or may occur independently of any cutaneous lesions in association with systemic disease. Health News from Medical News Today
At first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.
My enfeebled stomach, harrowed and irritated with medicinal compounds, with ipecac, colocynth, tartar-emetic, quinine, and such things, protested against the coarse food. How I Found Livingstone
It irritated their father to no end to hear his son praise the people of darkness and witchery.
Em's stride was just a few shades below a stalk, so the dribble of people still leaving the school gave way to the irritated girl.
The cop cars that cruised by irritated him.
They struck me from all sides, caught me unaware, caught me speechless, angered me and irritated me to no end.
Later, irritated by his self-satisfied complacence and after listening to a recital of how he had cornered the Klamath salmon – packing, planted the first oysters on the bay and established that lucrative monopoly, and of how, after exhausting litigation and a campaign of years he had captured the water front of Williamsport and thereby won to control of the Lumber Combine, she returned to the charge. BY THE TURTLES OF TASMAN
An irritated glare adorned his otherwise striking face, dark and morose and very, very angry.
She would push her key in with desperate haste, irritated with her clumsy fingers. LOST CHILDREN
Understandably, therefore, Coulthard has been irritated by the speculation surrounding his future, but in his defence, he has neither resorted to lashing out at his critics or wasting energy in sulky routines.
A barium swallow can also show the refluxing of liquid into the esophagus, and it may show whether the esophagus is irritated or whether there are any physical abnormalities in the upper digestive tract.
Wear cotton gloves if your hands get irritated; for wet work, cover the cotton with neoprene or vinyl gloves.
Ziana sighed, irritated, as Devon called for the barmaid to bring her whatever her usual drink was.
Virginius, in killing his daughter, to preserve her from falling a victim to the lust of the decemvir Claudius, was guilty of the highest rashness; since he might certainly have gained the people, already irritated against the tyrant, without imbruing his hands in his own blood. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World
Lord Lacy, whom he met dressed in a long furred gown and the knightly cap called a mortier, irritated at the noise, and demanding to know the cause which had disturbed the repose of the household. Waverley
Fluids help keep nasal passages moist, prevent dehydration, and soothe an irritated throat.
Oates glared back, irritated, and his fists bulged. End of Time
I find myself increasingly irritated by the occasional coughs and splutters of the audience.
He was greatly irritated to see his interlocutor start laughing. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
By this time Nicholas was becoming a bit irritated - Erin was maddening enough in normal circumstances, but to have him also be right several times in a row was really too much.
I like to think that I am not unduly irritated by life, but the last week has finally lit my personal touchpaper.
His remarks irritated me a little.
Please, Mr. Ishmael, please do not speak so -- so irreligiously," said Mr. Dove in an irritated but nervous voice. The Ghost Kings
(Rutland is so patently irritated, that Margaret lingers in the doorway to enjoy.) THEFT
Traditional folk medicine offered recipes for abortifacient brews of aloes, pennyroyal, and extracts from wild juniper bushes that so poisoned or irritated the system that miscarriages occurred as a side effect.
She rapidly became unaffectionate and irritated-seeming.
She could get very dangerous when she was provoked and irritated, and the teenagers knew that.
I remember going to mass at Sacre Coeur cathedral in Paris and being irritated at tourists who trouped through in the middle of the mass. Archive 2008-10-01
Some ants eject formic acid when irritated.
In cough drops and lozenges, gum arabic soothes irritated mucous membranes.
Her genteel accent irritated me.
Here are some of the lowlights (and keep in mind we were already irritated).
In children who develop asthma, the airways become irritated and inflamed.
He was irritated by Rob's flippant comments and attitude and wondered why Rob continued to bait him.
He was slightly irritated by her forgetfulness.
I read hardcovers with the jacket on -- until I finally get irritated with trying to keep it in pristine condition and then take it off until I'm done! Angels' Blood Countdown: Jean Johnson - The Mage ARC
For a moment he stood quite still, listening, then with a small irritated shake of his head he turned and reached for the teapot and caddy. SANDS OF TIME
No, not discomposed or irritated, not even a touch peeved…
The overanxiety on the father's part irritated the boy. The Eagle's Heart
His bright and breezy manner sometimes irritated people.
He was usually an extremely calm and mellow person who didn't get irritated very easily.
However, already irritated by the heat, there is only rising tension between the people in the room, particularly between Tom and Jay.
Finally, the captain's son, irritated beyond measure, jerked the book from the palsied fingers of the old man and found the place. THAT DEAD MEN RISE UP NEVER
I am still royally irritated by the elimination of his character in favor of this macho posturer.
Oh, it was worth while to have/[Page 233]/spent four days in parsimony; to have been bitten with bugs; to have been irritated with fuss and humbug, and last of all to have been done out of my travelling expenses back! it was worth while to have had all this botheration to refresh my sense of all my mercies. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
I'm often irritated by their tendency to do what I call "yadda yadda" in ending their episodes, wrapping up mysteries in ways that make no sense or show any care on the part of the people constructing them. Ask Matt: Finale Fever, Cougar Town, The Killing, Cancellation Fallout and More!
She was deeply irritated at being thwarted.
Her fake accent irritated me a bit -- particularly the way she rolled the letter R.
As time went by, he became increasingly irritated by the rampant featherbedding he discovered.
Inside, the cool marble hall, full of sculpted figures, calmed the irritated seething in my mind. THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE
For Evans, the Minoans were emphatically not pure Greek, and he would have been irritated to learn that the "Linear B" tablets, which he excavated at Knossos (and which remained undeciphered in his lifetime), were actually written in an early form of the Greek language. Knossos: Fakes, Facts, and Mystery
My dad was usually a passive-aggressive person, only when my mother pushed certain buttons did he tend to get irritated and ill-tempered.
What irritated me was the way that the fact that Palestinians who have "collaborated" with the Israelis and are now mostly living in Sderot apparently helps to explain why that town is the target for Palestinian rockets - the subtext being that it also excuses the firing of the rockets. Collaborators
To say that I am irritated by the fact I have to pay for their laziness is an understatement, but even more aggravating is the fact they pay their top execs so damn much. If You Want To Be Safe, Don’t Mention My Birthday… « The Graveyard
Ms. de Rosnay, who is half-English and half-French, was irritated. The Hit No One Wanted
It was composed of all the malcontents who made common cause with those members of the parliament who were irritated by the frequent bursal edicts, notably that which, in 1648, created twelve new appointments of Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)
His casualness irritated Adriana; it had the savor of a deliberate affront.
John was irritated by drivers parking near his house and causing an obstruction.
The head patternmaker, irritated by the man's attitude, walked over to him. I, TOO, DREAM....
Jim is irritated enough now; don't blow the coals too much or we shall have an explosion of anger from him.
`You're growing irritated with me, and I really do think that's uncalled for. DEATH OF A NYMPH
Norma was at first offended, irritated by his irreverence. SLEEP WHILE I SING
The husky man looked irritated at being interrupted.
Sore throats, irritated gums and oral sores can be soothed by a gargle or mouthwash of strong sage tea.
If I can't get started, I get irritated, but if I geddit straightaway, like here, the remainder gives little satisfaction. Cryptic crossword No 25,223
He, too, turned his glance from her, biting his lip to hide the insincerity of his smile, irritated at her unmanageableness, and in his heart valuing her more highly that she was so hard to win. The Emigrant Trail
There was a slight scowl on his face as his lips tightened to a thin line and his brow wrinkled in irritated contemplation.
The bigger part of the reason was that I was a little more than irritated at Phoreign’s perpetuation of people’s mis-pronunciation of the word pho as “pho,” rhymes with “faux,” and not better as “pho,” rhymes more accurately with “duh.” Phoreign - Rather, Faux-reign
Spoon and Dirty Sock, she all ashiver, he irritated by a piece of wood shaving that had caught in his threads, perched on the ledge before the grate. Skinny Legs and All
It's important for businesses to realize a customer whose credit is being evaluated by outsiders can get irritated.
But this decision irritated me so much that I almost started eating beef again in protest.
Irritated, she ran forward and stood in front of him, causing him to stop abruptly.
She renounced the role of tragic widow with an austerity that irritated her would-be saviours.
One particularly irritated chap emailed us, presumably to vent his spleen.
Finally, irritated with myself for being so cowardly to turn away, I looked back into his eyes.
She had always considered Mrs. Field a woman of the same rigid circumspectness of attitude, and when she found Jennie calling there she was outwardly calm but inwardly irritated. Jennie Gerhardt
She'd come close to hitting him except that he'd finished with such a charming smile that she couldn't stay irritated at him for being a chauvinist pig.
I am irritated but not surprised at how absurdly positive the portrayal of these changes has been in the mainstream media.
The tail is vibrated and shaken against rocks when the snake is irritated or alarmed and serves as a warning.
His sympathy for Reuchlin irritated many of his new colleagues, and enthusiastic young German humanists who supported Reuchlin associated his cause with Erasmus, mentioned Erasmus as a foe of the Cologne Dominicans, and even published some friendly private letters that he had written to Reuchlin, commiserating (very cautiously) with his troubles. Desiderius Erasmus
Mr. Wehrman was pumping the gas pedal, an irritated expression on his face, holding the key in the ignition.
A year before that talk would have been highly gratifying and flattering, but now I read with a critical eye, and while I could find no fault with the sentiments expressed, the form of the expression irritated me. David Malcolm
At the guard post behind the chaparral bush, Call alternated between being irritated and being worried. The Lonesome Dove Series
Calamine lotion is difficult to remove from an irritated area of skin.

How To Use Irritated In A Sentence

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