indignation

Example Sentences

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Borgli’s audacious, stark writing defies faux outrage, even if that performative indignation will be an inevitable product of a film so daring.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Andre retorted with mock indignation to a laugh from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Some people expressed indignation and concern that a passenger could be bumped off a ship unwillingly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

When indignation morphs into a tone of “I told you so,” it will be flipped against us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Inquiry was made into the origin of the scourge, and by degrees various facts came out which excited public indignation in a high degree.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë