How to Use angry in a Sentence

angry

adjective
  • She gave me an angry look.
  • What made you so angry?
  • He got angry when he found out about their plans.
  • I've never seen her look so angry.
  • I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday.
  • They had an argument and exchanged some angry words.
  • An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
  • He sent an angry letter to the company president.
  • Waves of angry fish and sharks swarm Bandit to the sounds of heavy drums.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2018
  • The kids are also now angry at me for pulling the plug.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Trump is angry over the hearings and their lack of due process.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Prigozhin was an angry man who was not easy to deal with.
    Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In the first, Bryant was angry at the game for abandoning him.
    Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 12 July 2018
  • Donald was angry all the time and would shake his fists.
    Zoie Matthew, Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Many were angry with the head coach for not going to the police.
    John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Just give me a little time to be sad and angry and process.
    Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2022
  • And that can blow up in your face — the area will become angry and red.
    Beth Janes, Seventeen, 7 Aug. 2018
  • But in the end, what’s better than an angry breakup song at karaoke?
    Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Carmona didn’t have a lot of time to be angry at Texas Lt.
    Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The girls in front of us were angry at me and my girlfriends for not screaming.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • And this comes at a time when many are angry and overwhelmed.
    New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Jackson was angry and went to the duplex and kicked her out.
    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020
  • That doesn’t mean folks aren’t allowed to be angry about it.
    Cnn Business, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The angry man punched a window, causing his hand to bleed.
    cleveland, 28 June 2022
  • The Tribe knew no matter what kind of deal was made, most fans would be angry.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The men are angry, poorly trained, not especially bright.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But weeks later, Escoto is still shaken and angry.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 1 Feb. 2026
  • His dad was angry at first – how could Shane have been so stupid to be taken in by something that is so clearly stacked against winning?
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Newsom shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

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