hackle
Example Sentences
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It has also raised the hackles of Israel’s closest allies, testing its ties with the United States.
From Seattle Times
Keillor’s diatribe has raised the hackles of Social Security’s legion of supporters.
From Los Angeles Times
It raised hackles in the following years in countries whose inhabitants suffered under brutal Nazi occupation.
From Seattle Times
Instead of leaving gracefully and graciously, Scott has raised one final set of hackles with his exit interview given to The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times
Those protests faded as infection rates soared, but the decision to prolong curbs into the spring, with no firm date for when they might be eased, has once again raised hackles.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
