exasperated

The name exasperated me, a child could have done better than that, though there was something to be said for the way it sat there flaunting its fraudulence.

The New Yorker Steven Millhauser 2011

Brady looked exasperated from the start as he and the Patriots tried to make do without Wes Welker, his go-to receiver throughout a league-leading 123-catch regular season.

Statement win: Could beating Patriots fuel deep Ravens run? 2010

Plague and pestilence? asked the police minister, Nick Herbert, in exasperated retaliation.

Police reform holds big risks for coalition Michael White 2010

The triumph of Macedonius was checked by a speedy exile; but the zeal of his flock was again exasperated by the same question, “Whether one of the Trinity had been crucified?”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

"Because I said so" doesn't cut it in social media, a fact regretted by parents and leaders who for ages have resorted to the phrase when exasperated with the petulant "But..." and plaintive "Why?"

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: The Church Should Embrace Social Media, For Dialogue's Sake Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

"Because I said so" doesn't cut it in social media, a fact regretted by parents and leaders who for ages have resorted to the phrase when exasperated with the petulant "But..." and plaintive "Why?"

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: The Church Should Embrace Social Media, For Dialogue's Sake Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

"Because I said so" doesn't cut it in social media, a fact regretted by parents and leaders who for ages have resorted to the phrase when exasperated with the petulant "But..." and plaintive "Why?"

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: The Church Should Embrace Social Media, For Dialogue's Sake Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

"Because I said so" doesn't cut it in social media, a fact regretted by parents and leaders who for ages have resorted to the phrase when exasperated with the petulant "But..." and plaintive "Why?"

Sister Mary Ann Walsh: The Church Should Embrace Social Media, For Dialogue's Sake Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011

As such I can still recall the exasperated faces of Shays 'constituents when their opinions were tossed away.

CHRIS SHAYS' TOWNHALL MEETING: A LESSON IN CONTEMPT AND CONDESCENSION 2006

That means if you're a boardroom executive down in Daytona Beach, for the first time you bounce off the walls, call exasperated sponsors and send every positive press release you can think of.

SI.com 2011