ANGER in a Sentence

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For ANGER, below is one of 265 sentences:
As he reached the door he met Zeena coming back into the room, her lips twitching with anger, a flush of excitement on her sallow face.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANGER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
anger
 n.  a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
 v.  become angry
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It was the first scene of open anger between the couple in their sad seven years together, and Ethan felt as if he had lost an irretrievable advantage in descending to the level of recrimination.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
2  As he reached the door he met Zeena coming back into the room, her lips twitching with anger, a flush of excitement on her sallow face.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  Jotham Powell had started for the barn, and Ethan strode down after him aflame with anger.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  The sound of her weeping shook him out of his dark anger, and he felt ashamed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
5  They were a kindly people, courteous, generous, filled with abounding good nature, but sturdy, virile, easy to anger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
6  He had never once crossed the borders of friendliness with her and, when she thought of this fresh anger rose, the anger of hurt pride and feminine vanity.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  She stopped, clutching the banisters, her heart hammering so hard from anger, insult and exertion that it seemed about to burst through her basque.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  "Why, how did--" she began, caught off her balance, and then checked herself hastily, boiling with anger at herself for falling into his trap.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  "I never thought to live long enough to hear such disloyal words spoken of our Cause," went on Mrs. Merriwether, by this time in a ferment of righteous anger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
10  As she passed the stove, she shoved the handkerchief into the flames and with impotent anger watched it burn.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
11  He went on speaking and there was a quality in his voice, a sadness, a resignation, that increased her fear until every vestige of anger and disappointment was blotted out.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
12  Scarlett rose quickly, struggling with her anger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
13  For a moment her mind refused to accept the truth, but when realization finally came to her that Prissy knew no more about midwifery than she did, anger went over her like a flame.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  They were naked and there was anger and something like bewilderment in them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  "You're a fool nigger, and the worst day's work Pa ever did was to buy you," said Scarlett slowly, too tired for anger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
Example Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
16  This was my last burst of anger in defense of President Reagan.
17  His apology took the edge off her anger.
18  The anger in his face was shocking.
19  We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses.
20  Her emotions had ranged from anger to guilt in the space of a few seconds.
21  She pushed aside her anger, forcing herself to focus on her work.
22  She became a focus for all his anger.
23  It is better to please a fool than to anger him.
24  Instead of discussing their problems, they bottle up all their anger and resentment.
25  Bottling up your anger can only lead to unhappiness.
26  Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.
27  The memory of that day made him quiver with anger.
28  One should give up anger; one should abandon pride; one should overcome all fetters.
29  It was said in a moment of anger.
30  The protest was a symbolic gesture of anger at official policy.