the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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The Astrodome, which has been used mostly as a storage shed for the city of Houston since the Astros moved to a new park in downtown Houston after the 1999 season, remains one of the most vexing issues for a city that can’t let go of its past.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 On the other hand, the potential to solve mankind’s most vexing problems is tantalizing.—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026 As her characters in both movies experience vexing circumstances within a seriocomic framework, Byrne exhibits the tightly wound weariness of a person forced into fight-or-flight mode for too long.—Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vexing