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
The U.A.E. has chafed for years at OPEC’s per-country production quotas that are intended to limit global supply and push up oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
She had chafed under his demands before, but he had never treated her in the way that Elowen assumed.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
