Examples of vex in a Sentence
This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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Listen to this article Radar and telecommunications systems for Newark Airport’s air traffic controllers failed Friday morning — the second time the two critical systems went down at the same time in less than two weeks — as delays at the critical hub continue to vex travelers.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Wallach argues that the Founders intended Congress to defuse the kind of polarization currently vexing our politics.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
That the hosts ended the afternoon with a full complement of players will no doubt have vexed Stockport on their trip back across the border after James McClean was fortunate to see yellow rather than red for a crude first-half challenge on Hills.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Runway construction at Newark has added to delays, vexing executives as the busy summer travel season approaches.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Wallach argues that the Founders intended Congress to defuse the kind of polarization currently vexing our politics.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
That the hosts ended the afternoon with a full complement of players will no doubt have vexed Stockport on their trip back across the border after James McClean was fortunate to see yellow rather than red for a crude first-half challenge on Hills.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Runway construction at Newark has added to delays, vexing executives as the busy summer travel season approaches.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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