Example Sentences
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“He might have added the thought, And why is my life nettled by that question?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
There’s a nettled rejoinder from George: “That’s a matter of taste. All down the line, people have liked my songs.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2019
The jolt of seeing him there where, only a few minutes before, I’d felt safe from observation nettled me.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019
Last Wednesday, the Huskies barely topped Boston University, 61-59, as they were nettled by the Terriers’ zone defense.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2016
“A lot of the Soviet police are that way,” Garland said, visibly nettled.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
