1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
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Examples of wrath in a Sentence
Noun
That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain.
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Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Jurić have already felt the wrath of owners The Friedkin Group, with both coaches sacked within two months.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The internal dissension is a pressing concern for Knox and Shirley, who have safely returned to their home after the previous episode’s rappelling adventure but have brought Judicial’s wrath down on their people.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
In the emergency situation where there aren’t 13 creatures on the board, at 5 mana value Blasphemous Edict hardly breaks the bank, and is guaranteed to be a literal wrath.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Her enigmatic character runs a tight ship, and anyone not towing the line will receive her explosive wrath.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Jurić have already felt the wrath of owners The Friedkin Group, with both coaches sacked within two months.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The internal dissension is a pressing concern for Knox and Shirley, who have safely returned to their home after the previous episode’s rappelling adventure but have brought Judicial’s wrath down on their people.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
In the emergency situation where there aren’t 13 creatures on the board, at 5 mana value Blasphemous Edict hardly breaks the bank, and is guaranteed to be a literal wrath.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrath. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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