Example Sentences

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The sun was a violent, rageful red, glowing like a stop sign through the murky haze.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025

Audiences might expect it’s a bombastic speech or a tearful moment of heartbreak or a rageful tantrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

I know I wanted to show a lot of angry women being rageful.

From Salon • May 1, 2023

Claire, what was it about your character, Salome, who appears the most rageful of the women, that you connected to?

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Her face was ruddy and rageful and her tiny hands curled into fists.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill