How to Use aggrieve in a Sentence

aggrieve

verb

• And my colleagues do not seem to be aggrieved about this.
  — Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
• For those of us who love to be aggrieved, just as much enjoyment can be found in rooting against a certain film.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
• The governors deal every day with people who are alight with causes, often aggrieved and in need.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
• Ruben, never book-smart, is aggrieved by the doors that open for Niall as a result of his academic achievements.
  — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
• Everton fans were aggrieved when their shirt sponsors mocked them over a defeat earlier in the campaign too.
  — SI.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• Stoke, who felt aggrieved by the decision, started to press the away side more, with possession becoming more equal.
  — SI.com, 16 Dec. 2017
• At the heart of it, that is why so many people inside Southampton feel aggrieved at the decision, but even more so by the conduct of their own club.
  — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• The politicized removal of these tools reflects an irony—ICE is aggrieved that its own tactics have been turned against it.
  — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
• Fans don’t have to be so quickly aggrieved by analysts, nor so easily entertained by the lowest of the low-hanging fruit.
  — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Although reticent about her demons, Amanda is highly verbal when aggrieved.
  — Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
• If Kennedy is the face of the movement, Bigtree is more like its id—loud, unfiltered, and theatrically aggrieved.
  — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
• On one side is shop owner Hannah Cole – widowed, aggrieved, and currently hiding a very big secret.
  — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2025
• Most of all, the Blue Jays need to stop feeling sorry for themselves, or aggrieved by the umpiring crew, and lock in on driving the baseball again.
  — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
• The protests may have been triggered by social media restrictions, but the people of Nepal were already deeply aggrieved with the government.
  — Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Sanders’ supporters have every right to be aggrieved at Warren subsequently issuing the code red.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 16 Jan. 2020
• Shidler noted that, under Kansas law, citizens resort to the court when aggrieved by Board actions.
  — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 2 Nov. 2017
• Freiburg was left aggrieved after Lucas Höler had a goal disallowed for bodychecking a defender.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
• Indo-Fijians are still excluded—and ethnic Fijians are newly aggrieved.
  — The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
• Asked about the credibility of some of the testimonies, Lau said the commission will hear from anyone who feels aggrieved by Cicig.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2019
• Mahathir, who stepped down in 2003, blames such unbridled corruption for the rising cost of living aggrieving many voters.
  — Laignee Barron / Langkawi, Time, 8 May 2018
• All of his favorites are somehow aggrieved by their lot in life, and Wicks’ firebrand ways appeal to their sense of justice and vengeance, even if none of their worries are rooted in anything all that real.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
• Todd Kimmel, a digital marketer with a focus on the auto industry, seemed actively aggrieved by the shallow focus.
  — Daniel Kolitz, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2018
• Hearts were aggrieved at two officiating decisions that left them needing to avoid defeat at Celtic Park to become champions.
  — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 16 May 2026
• Anglophones were aggrieved at their marginalisation in a country dominated by French-speakers.
  — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
• In pursuing those claims, the aggrieved generally try to prove a resort demonstrated gross negligence by contributing in some significant way to their mishap.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
• The bloated Democratic primary field is aggrieved, available and aggressively thirsty.
  — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 11 June 2019
• The Iranian team, already aggrieved by the replay system overturning a goal against Spain, reacted angrily.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2018
• Liverpool fans were aggrieved that the Brazilian was not replaced, with Virgin van Dijk the only arrival at Anfield over the winter.
  — SI.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Also in the cast is Riley Keough as Jay’s other daughter, this one estranged, who is shown in flashbacks and over phone calls as a woman who felt aggrieved and abandoned amid her father’s success.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
• Smalling may well be aggrieved by United's pursuit of Maguire, having already been ousted from the England set-up to include the 6'4 powerhouse.
  — SI.com, 15 Apr. 2018