How to Use indignant in a Sentence
indignant
adjective- He was very indignant about the changes.
- She wrote an indignant letter to the editor.
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As Cusk hits all the high notes of indignant rage, this book snaps and steams.
—Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
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Some were indignant, but most were ready to make the sacrifice.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
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Imagine a white person’s indignant response if a non-white stranger asked his or her race.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2020
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At the end of the speech, Castro's voice became loud and indignant.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
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The passenger sounds indignant as his hands remain on his lap.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 6 Aug. 2017
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But as every parent knows, indignant tantrums should not be indulged.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022
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The candidates were indignant that women can be held from the workforce by the high cost of child care.
—Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
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Opinions tended to vary by age and race, the most indignant skewing whiter and older.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
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Opinions tended to vary by age and race, the most indignant skewing whiter and older.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
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The girl, indignant, gathers up the clothes and stalks away; there’s a genuine truculence in her step.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
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For years, Pawar has been indignant about being called a volunteer.
—Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2021
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At first, Jenkins was indignant, even dishing back some smack to the thugs who were standing in front of her car.
—Jon Tevlin, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
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Miller never got that kind of satisfaction from any of her indignant rants on Yelp.
—Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
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Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Marvel Studios Do black folk not have the right to be indignant when someone is wrong?
—Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 16 May 2018
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The role of a proud father driven to indignant, justified rage was one that suited this performer well enough.
—New York Times, 25 July 2022
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Claus, at the start of the film, is disillusioned and indignant and suffering from a centuries-long case of burnout.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
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Largely cloaked in the anonymity of fake identities, the needlers tend to strike a pose of indignant anger in texts and other messages.
—Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 22 July 2019
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The woman sits with her legs akimbo, the indignant geese looking at her, honking their disapproval.
—Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
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The plan drew an indignant response from McIlroy, who usually is quite good off the tee.
—Jay Cohen, The Seattle Times, 16 June 2017
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Still with indignant nipples, though thankfully mine are hidden beneath said coat.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Still, Dwyer is indignant toward the widespread blame laid on college students for outbreaks at their schools.
—Rebecca Renner, Science, 23 Nov. 2020
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At the time, Biden was indignant, saying Booker should be the one to apologize.
—Matt Viser, The Denver Post, 6 July 2019
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But when Akiko attempts to confront her boyfriend with the truth later that evening, Noa becomes indignant.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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The jewelers victimized by the crime are indignant.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Judge Timothy Mazzei asked him Wednesday in a loud, indignant voice.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
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What if the prevailing mood of our times is a giddy reversal of progress, logic and beauty, and all of it shoved in our faces with news alerts and indignant tweets?
—Morgan Enos, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2018
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The officers allow Eddie, indignant and disempowered by the search, to come in to help his son.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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