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Examples of pet peeve in a Sentence
One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the highway.
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The most exciting change to macOS with the Sequoia update has to be the new window-management feature, addressing my biggest Mac pet peeve for years.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
My wife, for instance, would probably tell you her pet peeve is the fact that her husband has been ignoring her to write obsessively about Survivor for the past 24 years.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
These pet peeves are significant barriers standing in the way of creating truly inclusive, thriving work environments - but understanding their roots can help remove these barriers.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Some of the world’s top business leaders are using AI to conquer a familiar pet peeve at work: a cluttered inbox.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pet%20peeve. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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