be mad

Example Sentences

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There’s people who want me to be mad because of the semantic drift.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“He can’t be mad at dad for not being like mom even if that was his unconscious wish.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

A month later, during an appearance on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast, Murphy characterized the response as an “odd choice to be mad about your relative that you really don’t remember.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“I know it is not comfortable, and I know there’s people that are going to be mad at me,” Gray told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

And Papa, well, he always seemed to be mad at George.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis