chafe

So while we may chafe at having our worth reduced to numbers on the boss’s productivity dashboard, we have to play the game as it’s being played.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A growing segment of Angelenos also chafe at the city’s high cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Investors, though, have found various reasons to chafe at Microsoft’s story.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

They might chafe at the regulatory sovereignty of American regulators, especially as other jurisdictions are attempting to establish themselves as crypto centers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

Livingston, habitually a gloomy personality, was beginning to chafe under his mentor’s relentless prodding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In Mr. Harris’s sensitive portrayal, Caesar resents his dependence on the martial acumen of Agrippa, who soon chafes at his subordinate role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This chafes against the restraint demanded by his current role, which has historically been carried out in humbler fashion.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

It’s all fittingly itchy for literature’s most aggravating couple and a story that chafes against the convention that love wins — or even that love is good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

Pimples or a rash in the area of the breasts or on the upper back, caused by a bra that chafes, is not clean or is made of material that is allergenic or not breathable.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

He chafes at the idea of going back to the Netherlands.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Although many Gambians have chafed at his bid for a third term, he was seen as the country's most viable candidate until the recent electric problems.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Elon Musk has also chafed at Apple’s control of the digital economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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

During Matt Amodio’s 38-game streak, many fans chafed over his method of shortening “What is…?” to “What’s…?” even when the response involved a person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

While Eilonwy chafed Gurgi’s wrists, the bard hurried to the tent flap and cautiously peered out.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Summer can be tough if you struggle with sweating or chafing.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Analysts predict that consumers, already chafing at rising subscription fees for streaming services, will be spending even more if the deal goes through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

Especially when businesses and households already are chafing under the costs of the transition to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

They loaded fricasé de pollo from chafing dishes and platters like it was their last meal on earth.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya