1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
Examples of wrath in a Sentence
Noun
That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain.
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Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Recent Examples on the Web
Elyssa Goodman, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
And he’s plagued by these visions of wrath and desire.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
Poland has escaped much of Trump’s wrath over European defense spending, given that Warsaw is looking to invest close to 5% of its GDP on security this year and has repeatedly called on allies to up their own contributions in the arena.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
To be fully financially protected from the wrath of Mother Nature, consumers should strongly consider purchasing flood insurance in addition to property insurance.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In September of that year a hurricane hit, and Long Island bore the brunt of its wrath, leaving only destruction in its wake.
—Elyssa Goodman, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
And he’s plagued by these visions of wrath and desire.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
Poland has escaped much of Trump’s wrath over European defense spending, given that Warsaw is looking to invest close to 5% of its GDP on security this year and has repeatedly called on allies to up their own contributions in the arena.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
To be fully financially protected from the wrath of Mother Nature, consumers should strongly consider purchasing flood insurance in addition to property insurance.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrath. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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