Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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Concerns about air quality have vexed Connecticut educators for decades.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The current Doha Round, expanded to include developing nations, is stalled by vexing agriculture issues separating Africa and Europe.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Among those vexed yesterday was the man who negotiated the first $100 million contract in 1998 and has gotten dozens more done since then, including this year’s record 15-year, $765 million contract Juan Soto signed with the Mets.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Bird flu outbreaks that wiped out about 15 percent of the nation’s egg-laying chickens and drove wholesale egg prices to a peak of more than $8.50 a dozen in February have vexed grocery shoppers and prompted big breakfast chains to add surcharges to diners’ checks.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
The current Doha Round, expanded to include developing nations, is stalled by vexing agriculture issues separating Africa and Europe.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Among those vexed yesterday was the man who negotiated the first $100 million contract in 1998 and has gotten dozens more done since then, including this year’s record 15-year, $765 million contract Juan Soto signed with the Mets.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Bird flu outbreaks that wiped out about 15 percent of the nation’s egg-laying chickens and drove wholesale egg prices to a peak of more than $8.50 a dozen in February have vexed grocery shoppers and prompted big breakfast chains to add surcharges to diners’ checks.
—Martha C. White, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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vex
verb
vexed also vext; vexing
1
: to bring trouble, distress, or worry to
vexed by thoughts of what could have been
2
: to annoy continually with little irritations
vexed by the children
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