How to Use ire in a Sentence
ire
noun- He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
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The first comments to draw the ire of Jazz Nation came back on Dec. 4.
— Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022 -
That process is the object of much of Jane’s commenters’ ire.
— Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023 -
But on Thursday, the president aimed more of his ire at the Times.
— The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024 -
But the remark raised the ire of officials in Beijing to howls of protest.
— Sung-Yoon Lee, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2023 -
This is not the first time Musk’s actions have raised the ire of Ukraine and its supporters.
— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The price tag of a potential U.S. arms sale to Taiwan that’s drawn the ire of China.
— Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 -
His success seems to have done nothing to ease their ire.
— BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022 -
The event, held in the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, drew the ire of its namesake.
— Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Rapino and Live Nation have caught the ire of Congress before.
— David Goldman, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022 -
But most of their ire is directed at the Mendez’s daughter Sylvia.
— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 -
Heinrich drew the ire of Fox opinion hosts by tweeting a fact-check on some of Trump’s claims.
— David Bauder, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Barnes also drew his coach’s ire by leaving the bench in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
— Ian Harrison, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024 -
But the city would likely have to tap its rainy day fund, which would surely draw the ire of the ratings agencies.
— Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Ticketmaster had to contend with more than just the ire of Swift and her fans.
— Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023 -
His ire is drawn by a group of swift, winged perpetrators who have made their homes in the trees high above his.
— Ryan Maxin, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023 -
With Lowry backpedaling and moving on defense, the contact is enough to draw the ire of the referee.
— Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The hiring drew the ire of the ADL and Greenblatt, who urged the administration to rescind it.
— Ben Collins, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023 -
That has drawn the ire of some progressives and youth climate activists.
— Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 -
His choice of shoes drew the ire of Mavericks fans on social media.
— Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024 -
The star, who has made sure to call her co-stars out on their foolishness, has received the ire of their fans for doing so.
— Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Aug. 2022 -
Cuts are the norm after a merger, but the way in which Zaslav pursued a plan to cut $3 billion in costs has drawn ire.
— Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 -
The matte black version that Franz von Holzhausen drove to a recent Malibu cars and coffee event drew the most ire.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Nov. 2023 -
Southwest’s meltdown has caught the ire of Congress and its pilot union.
— Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023 -
This year, the target of left-wing ire is Justice Samuel Alito.
— The Editors, National Review, 24 May 2024 -
As the website’s influence has grown, Alt News has attracted the ire of the Hindu right.
— Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Bag in hand, kilt on, drones thrown over his shoulder, Randall can go for hours — to the delight of tourists and the ire of some local workers.
— Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The story caught the ire of many showrunners on Twitter who did want staffing minimums.
— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2023 -
Sorensen has drawn the ire of the fan base in Northern California, but Shanahan seems to be backing him up.
— Vincent Frank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Both tactics have drawn the ire of consumers across social media who, understandably, feel like they’re being deceived.
— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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