rankle
Example Sentences
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That is rankling the banking industry, which sees the new players as potential rivals that aren’t subject to the same level of regulatory oversight.
I rankled, just as I did when I saw it in the pictures.
From Literature
What really rankles Hedda, though, is that Lovborg and Thea have created something sublime while she has sought refuge with a scholastic mediocrity.
From Los Angeles Times
King was Jackson’s mentor, but this act rankled the civil rights leader’s more senior allies, who viewed it as rank self-promotion.
From Salon
He’s also felt the pain of insurance-price hikes that have rankled many Americans.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
