1
: roused to ire
an irate taxpayer
2
: arising from anger
irate words
irately
adverb
irateness
noun
Examples of irate in a Sentence
Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Trump was particularly irate about multiple cases where a judge in one of the country's 94 federal judicial districts temporarily blocked policies nationwide while the cases are litigated.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Gutierrez began crying, and Osgood was irate when his detectives notified him.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The battle hit a new level Tuesday morning when Trump contended in an irate social media post that a judge who had sought to halt the deportation of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 should be impeached.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
The passenger in front was becoming visibly irate according to the user, but thankfully a flight attendant noticed the situation before things became too heated and moved the tall passenger to the much wider emergency exit row.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Gutierrez began crying, and Osgood was irate when his detectives notified him.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
The battle hit a new level Tuesday morning when Trump contended in an irate social media post that a judge who had sought to halt the deportation of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 should be impeached.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
The passenger in front was becoming visibly irate according to the user, but thankfully a flight attendant noticed the situation before things became too heated and moved the tall passenger to the much wider emergency exit row.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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