Example Sentences

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Tiptoeing around it as if it’s a huge imposition invites a sense of aggrievement.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022

"To say that Malone remains bitter over his perceived mistreatment doesn't do justice to his sense of aggrievement," Bartlett writes.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2022

Another difference is that Steyer appeals more to optimism than to aggrievement.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2019

But Arkin, still bringing sharp wit to aggravation and aggrievement, is the best thing about “The Kominsky Method,” even when the writing takes Norman into kvetching “Curb Your Enthusiasm” territory.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2018

There is no expression of aggrievement, either slight or acute, at the precious metals leaving her.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur