angrier; angriest
1
: feeling or showing anger
an angry crowd
2
a
: indicative of or proceeding from anger
angry words
b
: seeming to show anger or to threaten in an angry manner
an angry sky
3
: painfully inflamed
an angry rash
Examples of angry in a Sentence
I've never seen her look so angry.
An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday.
What made you so angry?
He got angry when he found out about their plans.
He sent an angry letter to the company president.
They had an argument and exchanged some angry words.
She gave me an angry look.
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Early on, while walking through throngs of angry officers at strike sites, Nicholas had an ominous feeling about how the strike might end.
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The angry reaction among some Democrats seemed to prove his point.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The angry reaction among some Democrats seemed to prove his point.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angry
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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