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
But that high dudgeon, he notes, is “as good a proof as any that it’s not just a puzzle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
It's not just the financial press in high dudgeon over his policies.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
So why has the most recent adaptation — Carrie Cracknell’s spicy version of “Persuasion,” now streaming on Netflix — sent so many viewers to their fainting couches, heaving in high dudgeon?
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
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 "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
