ire

Example Sentences

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He reserved particular ire for Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both of whom he had appointed.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The European Union finally voted to advance President Donald Trump’s trade deal on Thursday, following a monthslong delay that has drawn the ire of some U.S. officials.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

A 17-mile stretch of the freeway was stopped half an hour before the exercise was set to begin at 1:46 p.m., drawing the ire of thousands of weekend travelers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

JPMorgan’s head of global commodities research, Natasha Kaneva, is the latest Wall Street researcher to draw the ire of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

I felt pain, and then I felt ire; and then I felt a determination to subdue her—to be her mistress in spite both of her nature and her will.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë