as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
my sister gets really angry and practically throws a tantrum if her soccer team loses
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Recent Examples of angry
According to Froelich, some Australians may have been especially angry over reports that Meghan was put out because they were given only a wing of Admiralty House, the Australian Governor General’s official Sydney residence, for their stay, rather than the whole property.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
His words were angry and often incoherent, but the hostility behind them was unmistakable.
—Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This site is where an angry mob firebombed the Freedom Riders’ Civil Rights activists’ bus in 1961.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Ortiz had previously made angry comments about the singer on social media.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for angry
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
His words were angry and often incoherent, but the hostility behind them was unmistakable.
—Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This site is where an angry mob firebombed the Freedom Riders’ Civil Rights activists’ bus in 1961.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Ortiz had previously made angry comments about the singer on social media.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angry
Adjective
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, these many practicalities fuse with the film’s emotional stories of indignant independence and romantic conflict thanks to a sense of analytical observation that is inherently social.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dallas County Democrats are outraged after hundreds of people who waited hours to cast their ballots may have their votes rejected.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Floridians were outraged in 2024 when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection tried to force golf courses and hotels on state parks.—
Harper West,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Voorhees is mad about all of that, but made a point of clarification.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prince William and Kate Middleton were extremely mad at the press in 2012 over a topless photo scandal.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Lady Tigers dominated the title game with a furious pace, forcing 14 Westlake turnovers, and left with a 51-37 victory at the Alamodome.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Labuschagne’s goal highlighted a furious opening to the match.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It’s made with durable ballistic nylon that gives the bag a sturdy, thick feel without weighing you down.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sixth pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of smuggling ballistic vests to the Colombian commandos hired by Intriago’s company, Counter Terrorist Unit Security, to execute the hit job, according to court records.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angry. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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