dudgeon

Example Sentences

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But that high dudgeon, he notes, is “as good a proof as any that it’s not just a puzzle.”

From Los Angeles Times

For it is a rare, brave soul who will stand up to a figure of authority in high dudgeon, a fact that Penelope now hoped to take advantage of.

From Literature

“It appears that Lady Constance is in high dudgeon,” Miss Penelope Lumley thought to herself, as she stood just outside the doorway of the lady’s private parlor.

From Literature

It's not just the financial press in high dudgeon over his policies.

From Salon

But some Angelenos took their picket signs and their dudgeon to City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times