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How do you use Pesky in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like annoying or vexing, plus the exact meaning.

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Pesky in a sentence

Pesky meaning

Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).

Using Pesky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
  • Useful related words include: annoying, vexing, vexatious, teasing.
  • In the example corpus, pesky often appears in combinations such as: those pesky, the pesky, that pesky.

Context around Pesky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pesky

  • In this selection, "pesky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, avoid, messages, front and parasites stand out and add context to how "pesky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a pesky front and and about those pesky giveaways obviously. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pesky" sits close to words such as armament, bassett and bullshit, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pesky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Needs to do something about those pesky giveaways, obviously! (9 words)

Say goodbye to those pesky dress sizes and hello to Hollywood success! (12 words)

A pesky front and low pressure area will bring rain today and tonight. (13 words)

According to the survey conducted between February 1 and 20, 95 percent of users surveyed by LocalCircles in India indicate that they get one or more pesky messages each day out of which 41 percent claim to get four or more such messages daily. (44 words)

Finally, if you find that disabling the pop-up blocker on your iPhone isn’t enough to stop all of those pesky pop-ups from appearing, try using a third party ad blocker such as Adblock Plus or Ghostery for iOS. (41 words)

A trio of contestants on the show were together in the forest one morning examining their skin for the pesky parasites, with one man finding two that were ‘stuck’ on a woman’s neck and painful to remove. (38 words)

Needs to do something about those pesky giveaways, obviously! (9 words)

Say goodbye to those pesky dress sizes and hello to Hollywood success! (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to the survey conducted between February 1 and 20, 95 percent of users surveyed by LocalCircles in India indicate that they get one or more pesky messages each day out of which 41 percent claim to get four or more such messages daily.

A pesky front and low pressure area will bring rain today and tonight.

A trio of contestants on the show were together in the forest one morning examining their skin for the pesky parasites, with one man finding two that were ‘stuck’ on a woman’s neck and painful to remove.

Barton, who has a BSc honours degree in Land Based Enterprise, also revealed how to remove the pesky weed.

Besides the mini-boss, players will encounter one-star Ulves that hit hard and pesky one-star bats.

But the Jets will have to get through a tough AFC East division featuring the Bills and Dolphins, who made the playoffs a year ago, and the pesky Patriots.

But there will be a pesky cable going across the desk, which can make it harder to move quickly and precisely.

Figures show that there were more sightings of the pesky rodents in the east end suburb of Newcastle than anywhere else across the region last year.

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Finally, if you find that disabling the pop-up blocker on your iPhone isn’t enough to stop all of those pesky pop-ups from appearing, try using a third party ad blocker such as Adblock Plus or Ghostery for iOS.

From spraying to lighting mosquito-repellant candles to hanging traps, we just can’t seem to get rid of those pesky critters.

In order to curb the menace of pesky calls and sms, telecom regulator has directed service providers to develop a unified digital platform in two months to seek, maintain and revoke customers' consent for promotional calls and messages.

Knowing these animals can also be vicious and pesky, she has removed the seeds from her bird feeder in hopes the raccoon will soon move on.

Meanwhile, this weapon also lets them do the Hamstring Shot, which essentially shoots foes that can reduce their speed up to 50 percent to avoid pesky escapes.

Miss Bert, my beloved childhood Bible teacher, patiently fielded the myriad questions ruthlessly shot at her like a machine gun every Sunday by pesky 13-year-old me, searching for Truth.

Needs to do something about those pesky giveaways, obviously!

On occasions he is joined by pesky journos like this reporter and Group Seven patron John O'Dwyer.

Patios are prone to weeds as the pesky plants can grow in the paving stone joints.

Save settlements from pesky bandits and other critters through combat mechanics that blend hack-and-slash with strategy and stealth.

Say goodbye to those pesky dress sizes and hello to Hollywood success!

The elephant in the room is the inconvenience of that pesky First Amendment.

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Common combinations with pesky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pesky" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the survey conducted between February 1 and 20, 95 percent of users surveyed by LocalCircles in India indicate that they get one or more pesky messages each day out of which 41 percent claim to get four or more such messages daily." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pesky" from authentic English texts.
What does "pesky" mean?
Pesky means: Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
What are synonyms of "pesky"?
Common synonyms of "pesky" include: annoying, vexing, vexatious, teasing, plaguey, plaguy, pestiferous, pestering. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "pesky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pesky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.