aggrieved

Example Sentences

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All in all, it is understandable if my younger colleagues feel aggrieved.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"Rwanda is rightly aggrieved by the UK's conduct and seeks an apology."

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

They’re aggrieved because they feel excluded from pop culture — but they lack the cultural curiosity it would take to engage with what most people, especially young people, enjoy.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

He not only imagines competing sides of a traumatic family story but also inhabits the aggrieved minds of both Douglas, the out-of-touch father, and James, his out-of-control playwright son.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

“Which gorgona, do you think, sits on her island aggrieved for this coral?”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri