Example Sentences

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He’s also felt the pain of insurance-price hikes that have rankled many Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

But the determined optimism of the @MSSMHaiti stream, particularly references to "significant success" and "gradual return to normalcy", appears to have rankled many in Haiti.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

Claims of copyright infringement have rankled AI firms in recent months with Getty Images suing Stable Diffusion for using copyrighted photos to train its systems.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

Similar comments have rankled opposition lawmakers, who insisted that civilian leaders would be the ones to find a solution.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

For thirty years that sort of impotent bitterness must have rankled in his father's breast—with just cause, MacRae told himself moodily.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney