nettled
Example Sentences
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“He might have added the thought, And why is my life nettled by that question?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
But the jab nettled a greater insecurity: that pregnant women shouldn't be single.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
The speeches nettled officials and brought him unwanted attention.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
There’s a nettled rejoinder from George: “That’s a matter of taste. All down the line, people have liked my songs.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2019
‘What is you griggling at?’ the BFG asked her, slightly nettled.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing nettled
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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