Examples of rankle in a Sentence

The joke about her family rankled her. that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle

Recent Examples on the Web Often the scorn only intensifies, while obsequious apologies to Beijing can rankle Western consumers. — Elisabeth Braw, WSJ, 24 July 2022 But instead of sending its lawyers to rankle museum directors, Mexico is leading with a social-media campaign designed to persuade buyers that sales of antiquities are unethical. — Robert P. Walzer, WSJ, 30 July 2022 As head of global sustainable finance for Fitch Ratings, Andrew Steel is a key arbitrator of this debate, with views likely to rankle both ESG true believers and haters. — Laurence Darmientostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022 Imagine those views … Has to rankle NHL execs that one of the sights most often seen during playoff commercial breaks is winking NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 But that language could rankle Pacific leaders, said Tess Newton Cain, a Pacific analyst at Griffith University in Brisbane. — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Biden is also requesting $773 billion for the Defense Department, which will likely rankle progressives in Congress. — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2022 While the new system may rankle some people who are used to driving freely along the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Oregon Department of Transportation said the permits will ultimately create a more enjoyable experience. — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022 The suggestion that the first President Bush was some elitist patrician who didn’t know his way around a modern grocery store continues to rankle Barr three decades later. — New York Times, 27 Feb. 2022 See More

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