Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrageous
Adjective
  • Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.
    USA Today, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • With its rolling hills, shady live oaks, and thriving equestrian scene, Ocala already has bucolic appeal.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Oldest House is the FBC’s headquarters, and serves as the central location of 2019’s Control — although the shadowy org also plays a smaller tangential role in the Alan Wake series.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
  • Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
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“Umbrageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrageous. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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