high dudgeon
Example Sentences
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European leaders issued a joint statement External link in high dudgeon on Tuesday, insisting that “Greenland belongs to its people.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
It's not just the financial press in high dudgeon over his policies.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
Over the past few years, with social media commenters in high dudgeon, a slew of art and architectural critics, including The Times’ Christopher Knight, have lobbed repeated salvos at the redesign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2020
While Molly manages the self-serving assumptions of her male colleagues, she also manages Katherine’s often cruel imperiousness, whereby she refuses to learn her writers’ names and swoops around in a state of constant high dudgeon.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2019
As you may know, “dudgeon” is a word that describes feeling cross, and to be in high dudgeon means feeling very cross indeed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
