: intense and usually openly displayed anger
ire
transitive verb
Ireland
Examples of ire in a Sentence
Noun
He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Since returning to the White House in January, he's turned his ire into an edict.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 June 2025
While Trump’s ire and backlash from the GOP base appeared to prove decisive for Tillis’s decision, the episode marked only the latest clash between the senator and the president in recent months.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
In particular, transgender people living in the US have been a target of the Trump administration’s ire.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Noun
That ire appears to have been trained on just a few lawmakers.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Since returning to the White House in January, he's turned his ire into an edict.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 June 2025
While Trump’s ire and backlash from the GOP base appeared to prove decisive for Tillis’s decision, the episode marked only the latest clash between the senator and the president in recent months.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
In particular, transgender people living in the US have been a target of the Trump administration’s ire.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ire
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ire. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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