antagonized

Example Sentences

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Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Neither side was eager to prolong a battle that antagonized customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024

John Coffee, a law professor at Columbia Law School, said Costello "greatly antagonized" Merchan.

From Salon • May 21, 2024

So, people who are sophisticated litigators often don’t do that because it so often fails, and all you’re left with is an angered and antagonized judge who you’ve just called biased.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2024

“They also debased their currency, undercut the universality of the iron law, and antagonized the Adem.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss