rankle
Example Sentences
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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.
Even the name suggested grandeur and royal approval, and his living in style there with Sarah Ferguson seemed to represent a sense of entitlement that rankled with the public.
From BBC
But Hanoi's ballooning surplus with the bloc has rankled European leaders who have called for the removal of non-tariff barriers on EU products such as automobiles.
From Barron's
Bovino’s approach, however, rankled many career officials at DHS and especially inside ICE, the agency primarily responsible for arresting and deporting immigrants in the country illegally, according to people familiar with the matter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
