angering

Example Sentences

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Such moves would push up global oil prices and risk angering Beijing, which has spent years trying to insulate itself from supply disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Utilities that manage such growth without angering customers by hiking prices are “uniquely positioned to capture this upside.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

At the risk of angering her, Jimenez describes her mother as a “cool mom,” and compares her to Amy Poehler’s character in “Mean Girls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

But the troops continued to move towards Kurdish-majority areas, raising the prospect of deadly clashes, and reportedly angering Washington.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“For someone so superstitious, you risk angering the gods by not attending. I imagine that an assassin would take more interest in the day of the dead.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas