aggrieved

Example Sentences

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Marseille may feel aggrieved after PSG midfielder Vitinha escaped with only a yellow card for a high, studs‑up challenge on captain Leonardo Balerdi in the opening minutes.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

They’re aggrieved because they feel excluded from pop culture — but they lack the cultural curiosity it would take to engage with what most people, especially young people, enjoy.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

He not only imagines competing sides of a traumatic family story but also inhabits the aggrieved minds of both Douglas, the out-of-touch father, and James, his out-of-control playwright son.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

In the next Cummins over, an aggrieved Smith was given caught behind attempting a wild pull shot.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Bodily weakness made his indignation sound aggrieved and whining.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin