nettled
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Nettled by my new association with someone once chosen as the most unobjectionable singer in America, at my next hair appointment, I asked my stylist about getting a bob.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2015
Nettled, Harkness made the same proposition to Lowell in 1928.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nettled by his title of "partial champ," Joe took on Ellis last year and dropped him with two paralyzing left hooks in the fourth round; Jimmy's manager threw in the towel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nettled Professor Keynes sour-graped: "It is a cowardly budget and therefore it's popular!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Nettled at first, the humor of the situation began to appeal to him, and he wondered at the intense seriousness of the girl.
From The Alaskan by Curwood, James Oliver
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