has rankled
- present perfect of rankle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Overturning Balogun’s red card has rankled even some American soccer fans, who see the intervention as tainting a U.S. run that had been gathering momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has rankled Musk and other Silicon Valley insiders with his public warnings about the dangers of AI.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The decision to not air the documentary until December has rankled Morris, who had already made the rounds on the network to promote his work.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
His blunt candour and public criticism of Prime Minister Kishida – a rarity in Japanese politics – has rankled fellow party members while resonating with members of the public.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
If there is no retaliatory answer on the spot, you hear a remark days afterwards which shows how your mild censure has rankled in the mind of the hearer.
From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard
