chafed
Example Sentences
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The 1954 TV show made him a local celebrity flush with cash, but he chafed against the producers who he said “tried to make robots out of us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The U.A.E., one of the world’s largest oil producers, had long chafed at Saudi-backed production constraints.
From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026
Also on CNN, top Democrats chafed at the idea of deploying ICE agents to do a job they aren’t trained to do.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
But he also chafed at the restricted role in his final year of college basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I chafed his arms and rushed below-stairs for a basin of water with which to shock him.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
