Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Faulconer’s middle-ground politics have chaffed with some of his party’s conservative activists.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
These are a godsend for my inner thighs on long, sweaty summer runs, when they otherwise become a red chaffed mess.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2019
Congress stepped forward with enormous aid packages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, though some GOP conservatives — including then-Indiana Rep. Pence — chaffed at the price tag.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
Backstrom chaffed at Presidents' Trophy talk late last season after winning it in 2009 preceded a first-round exit.
From US News ● Oct. 3, 2016
Why, here have I had to come up from the country in full rig, being chaffed at the railway station, grinned at by the cabman, and cheered by the crowd!
From Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces by Various
