How to Use anger in a Sentence

anger

1 of 2 noun
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  • You could hear the anger in his voice.
  • He couldn't hide his anger with us.
  • She was shaking in anger.
  • He never raised his voice in anger.
  • He said that he had no anger towards the person who shot him.
  • The group expressed its anger over the company's arrogance.
  • Don’t let temptation and anger set the stage for what’s to come.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Nonetheless, the strike still set off protests across the West Bank and anger across the Arab world.
    — Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This frustrates and even angers Kathaleen, who has begged her mom for more than a year to get help.
    — Mike Wagner, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • There were tears and anger and debates on how to handle it all.
    — Mike Wagner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
  • The futile attempts to comprehend this heinous act, and the hours of hugs and tears, soon gave way to anger.
    — Ted Deutch, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • After glancing at it, Jones strained not to let her anger show.
    — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In a fit of anger, Claire throws the garnet out the window, promising never to leave Jamie again.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 24 June 2023
  • This has led to an explosion of anger at Roberts and Barrett.
    — The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • And a clear statement that anger politics should end right here and right now.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2023
  • One source of that anger is a sense that warnings were missed not just for years before the flood, but also in the days before the storm.
    — Ziad Jaber, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Every death, whether in Israel, Gaza or the West Bank, causes more grief, anger and hate.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Combs was sentenced to a one-day anger management class.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The encounter has left them in shock and anger — the two teens involved in the stop have not been acting themselves, their parents told The News.
    — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The killings have fueled rising Israeli anger at the government and Netanyahu over the war in Gaza.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Others were yelling in anger at the lack of care, according to a video recorded by her daughter.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The hiring, and quick firing, represents one of those rare instances likely to unite the left and right — in anger.
    — David Bauder, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Angela put her anger aside and traveled to Nigeria to comfort him.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • As New Englanders mourned the dead of Flight 723, some had turned their anger on the pilots’ families.
    — Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The pain turning into anger, and his eyes were so expressive.
    — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Why is there so little anger about policies that have contributed to the deaths of millions?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Oftentimes the victims of abuse or violence have nothing to do with the cause of the abuser’s anger.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • That that the, in social media and certain news media, the audience follows the anger and the shouting.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • But the anger and despair point to a real and growing ennui that’s taken root among younger people.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
  • James never took the stand, but his jailhouse phone calls were filled with anger and threats toward the prosecutors.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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anger

2 of 2 verb
  • He was angered to learn that he had been fired.
  • It angered me that she would say something like that.
  • They were shocked and angered by the company's arrogance.
  • He's a gentle man who's not easily angered.
  • This is not the first time that CBS and Paramount+ have angered viewers.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • She’s been angered by Gálvez’s feud with López Obrador.
    — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • News of his release shocked and angered at least one of his victims.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • This win angered some viewers, who questioned the use of prosthetics in the film.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Amazon’s tack — making people pay more to get rid of the ads — could anger consumers.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Neighbors, angered by Grayson’s death, told The Star there were warning signs of neglect or abuse over the years the two lived in the building.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
  • That has angered Ukraine, which has threatened to boycott.
    — Alex Holmes, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The post angered social media users in Korea, who blamed the trend on the fear of missing out on consumerism.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • His view that the warring sides should settle for a truce has angered many in Ukraine, but has been welcomed by the Kremlin.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In 1857, the court ruled against Scott, angering abolitionists and helping to set the stage for the Civil War.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Bambridge points out a myth from the island of Raiatea, where two friends anger the god of the ocean, Ruahatu, by fishing in the wrong spot.
    — Tiare Tuuhia, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Parents have been angered by the song’s removal, Tempel said.
    — Harm Venhuizen, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The threat has changed the way utilities operate, sometimes in ways that anger their customers.
    — David R. Baker, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Did Gerwig anticipate the degree to which her film would anger right-wingers?
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The debate in Kyiv about mobilization — and to what degree the country should ramp it up — has angered soldiers on the front line.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Gibson heard one explanation, a tale as old as the South: a Black boy said something to a white girl, which angered her boyfriend.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Jay Leno wrote his own monologues, a move that angered union leadership.
    — Jack Coyle, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • This angered a lot of Chula Vista residents, many who sent me heat-seeking emails.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Greek myth of Medusa takes many forms, but the most common is this: Medusa was a woman who, having angered the goddess Athena, was made into a monster.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That stance has angered and frustrated much of Europe, which sees Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the victim.
    — Ken Moritsugu and Zen Soo, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This angered Roy, who vowed there would be consequences for Johnson for doing so.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2023
  • We are angered by the innocent Americans who were killed.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Police chief Rizwan Khan said this had angered the local Muslims.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some university leaders who made statements about the war angered one side or the other.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Israeli diplomats meanwhile have been angered by UN calls for a ceasefire.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The change caused the shutdown of several popular third-party clients, which continues to anger some users.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 20 July 2023

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