chaffed

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Faulconer’s middle-ground politics have chaffed with some of his party’s conservative activists.

From Washington Times • Feb. 2, 2021

These are a godsend for my inner thighs on long, sweaty summer runs, when they otherwise become a red chaffed mess.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2019

Backstrom chaffed at Presidents' Trophy talk late last season after winning it in 2009 preceded a first-round exit.

From US News • Oct. 3, 2016

Some of the causes of the anger are legitimate; the gardeners, for example, are chaffed over a lovingly tended community garden that was bulldozed by a developer.

From Time • Jun. 1, 2016

Oom Tuys took occasion to remind me of our bet and chaffed me, saying, "Now you will never see King Buno!"

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe