chafed

Example Sentences

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Young and Cox increasingly chafed at Britain’s postwar plans for Greece.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The U.A.E., one of the world’s largest oil producers, had long chafed at Saudi-backed production constraints.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

The country has long chafed at OPEC’s limits and argued it should be allowed to produce more.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Also on CNN, top Democrats chafed at the idea of deploying ICE agents to do a job they aren’t trained to do.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

There's a shaft of morning light from the window, and I collapse into Ruth's old cracked and chafed leather chair, which is prematurely aged the same as we all were in the camps.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper