How to Use ire in a Sentence
ire
noun- He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
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This drew swift ire from users.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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This drew swift ire from users.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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The collective ire of the group spilled over.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
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His cold streaks during games seem to have drawn the ire of Berube.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Still, the ire on social media was swift.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Pam's ire seemed to stem from not being a person in her own right.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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This shift has raised the ire of some of Kennedy’s most ardent fans.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Yes, this position may arouse some ire.
—David Wolpe, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
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Smith drew the ire of many when she was arrested for the deaths of the two boys.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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That ire appears to have been trained on just a few lawmakers.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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The role of mom, who seems to be the focus of Brooklyn's ire.
—Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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That process is the object of much of Jane’s commenters’ ire.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
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Nnamdie notes how that piece drew similar ire from the public.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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The ejection grew the ire of Copper.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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Ticketmaster has long drawn ire from fans and some artists.
—Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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And if a new head coach cannot turn around results, the fans’ ire will turn again to the owners.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Others turned their ire on the city’s leadership.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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And the primary object of their ire will, of course, be Green.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2022
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That has drawn the ire of some progressives and youth climate activists.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
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In this instance, though, her ire was trained on a fellow traveler.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
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His tenure as owner has been rocky, earning him the ire of Knicks fans for years.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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The ire stems from a messy divorce Nancy went through 15 years ago.
—Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the sweater didn't draw nearly as much ire as the dress.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2021
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But where those teams were placed has drawn the ire of a couple of the conference's coaches.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2021
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For Tremaine, the recent text message only raised ire.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
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Roberts at times has drawn the ire of fellow conservatives.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Whether their attempts to distance themselves from him will be enough to stop the ire remains to be seen.
—Marie Claire Editors, Marie Claire, 31 Oct. 2021
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Instead, their ire is aimed outward, first at Valentin, and then at the local kids.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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The fashion-forward color scheme is drawing the most ire.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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