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But then he’ll dig out a joke and do something that might hurt his business — and miff his investors — because, well, he thinks that something is the right thing to do.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2012

The Hessians are disgusted, and their General De Heister gone home in a miff.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams

Well, Pretty Patty must have a miff of some sort.

From Patty's Butterfly Days by Carolyn Wells

"I didn't say it was a miff," protested Pete.

From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by John Henry Goldfrap

She's taken a miff at something, I suppose, and means to cut my acquaintance.

From Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Then Jordan miffs it by not asking her mother, father, or her brothers for their blessing to propose to JoJo.

From Time ● Aug. 2, 2016

With the frank outpourings of friendship and confidence; with the lavishness of mutual praise in youth, we enjoyed and joined in merry badinage, in miffs and flattery.

From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by John Thomas Codman

I have heard the secret history of a great many travelling parties that began very brightly, but ended in heart-burnings, miffs, and all sorts of troubles.

From Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott

Yet, we’re flying home miffed that the movies themselves were mediocre.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

"We started making shots," said Durant, a two-time NBA champion who launched his career with the Thunder franchise and heard boos from fans still miffed by his departure more than nine years ago.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

A Gallup poll last year revealed that satisfaction with public education had reached a 24-year low, and people have good reason to be miffed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Paloma Faith may have been miffed at Cat Burns, but it appears her real beef is with Alan Carr, as he is her friend in real life.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

Sir Nicholas looked extremely miffed, as if their little chat wasn’t going at all the way he wanted.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Insiders add that Snyder may have squelched his own chances by descending on the Today studio with big-star bravado, miffing the show's crew.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the end, Stone stuck with Fortune, but not without miffing Publisher Malcolm Forbes, who politely turned down later requests to use his private yacht.

From Time Magazine Archive

We shan't be any nearer if we give mamma an opportunity of miffing away somewhere when we come.

From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan