chaffed

Example Sentences

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“A scandal with all the potential ramifications of Watergate, but where everyone involved is stupid and bad at everything,” Oliver chaffed on his weekly late-night satirical show.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2023

These are a godsend for my inner thighs on long, sweaty summer runs, when they otherwise become a red chaffed mess.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2019

Backstrom chaffed at Presidents' Trophy talk late last season after winning it in 2009 preceded a first-round exit.

From US News • Oct. 3, 2016

Christie’s new structure chaffed many of the 125 longtime prosecutors who previously moved freely between silos and were already predisposed to distrust the newcomer and his full embrace of new surveillance programs.

From Time • Nov. 23, 2015

“You are chaffed because you get angry,” he said; “if you try to be jolly instead of sulky you'll be let alone!”

From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor