1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
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Examples of wrath in a Sentence
Noun
That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain.
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Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
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David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
As villagers attempt to thwart her ghostly presence, Nak’s wrath and enduring love become forces to reckon with.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
North Carolina is just one of several states in the southeastern United States —including Florida, South Carolina and Georgia — that experienced Helene’s wrath last week.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
If Trump gets his way, Justice Department prosecutors would immediately launch criminal investigations of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Obama and others who have incurred Trump’s wrath.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Russia’s wrath hangs over Georgia elections Saturday's election will pit the Moscow-leaning Georgian Dream government against several pro-Western opposition parties, among them the United National Movement party founded by Saakashvili in 2001.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
As villagers attempt to thwart her ghostly presence, Nak’s wrath and enduring love become forces to reckon with.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
North Carolina is just one of several states in the southeastern United States —including Florida, South Carolina and Georgia — that experienced Helene’s wrath last week.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
If Trump gets his way, Justice Department prosecutors would immediately launch criminal investigations of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Obama and others who have incurred Trump’s wrath.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrath. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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