How to Use enrage in a Sentence

enrage

verb
  • People were enraged by the decision.
  • His thoughtless behavior enraged us.
  • Enraged, the soldier brings down his sword and ends the life of...
    Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2017
  • This struck Neville as deeply strange — and enraged her even all the more.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • My father, enraged by the noise, stormed out of his room and pulled us apart.
    Zito Madu, GQ, 26 June 2018
  • This act never failed to enrage the servers or delight the cooks.
    Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 12 June 2020
  • These outrages against the Iceni and their queen enraged the people.
    Richard Hingley, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019
  • And that's not the only point that's likely to enrage fans.
    Christina Capatides, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2020
  • As each day passed, the why of the deed was overwhelmed by the enraging question of how.
    Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2019
  • His parents were, of course, enraged because of what the school did to their son.
    Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day, 19 Nov. 2014
  • The news enraged Herrera, who went to his bedroom and stayed there most of the day, the report said.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 18 July 2019
  • The heated rhetoric is meant to engage – and could enrage – his base.
    Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The 65-year-old man became enraged at the size of the crack rocks, police reports say.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The call enraged Trump, who tried to intervene to get the network to overturn the call.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Their parents grew enraged when the group returned with food the friend had bought for the two children.
    Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Some Ohioans were enraged that Foraker didn't do more to punish the White Caps.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
  • Trap and Trace Steve was enraged that Utzig had been swindled, and offered to help.
    WIRED, 26 July 2023
  • And if that enrages Democrats and turns off moderates, so much the better.
    Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • This keeps Trump's base enraged at the media and mistrusting of us.
    Amira Rasool, Teen Vogue, 22 June 2018
  • Now, the Secret Service is likely to enrage them and make their lives hell.
    Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Johnson became enraged when Collins told him to leave, and the two argued.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 11 July 2019
  • In some areas, enraged mobs have set upon trucks full of flour bags.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • On the day of the shooting, Smith became enraged and started throwing things around the apartment.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • For months now, Trump has been enraged that these FBI officials have not been charged with crimes.
    Author: Philip Rucker, Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The man told police he was enraged and chased Straniak around the parking lot in his car.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 26 May 2017
  • Celebrities were enraged, petitions were signed and Snap’s share price dropped at the time.
    Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • As a mother of two young girls, I was heartbroken and enraged.
    Darren Walker, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2017
  • At one point, the man spat on Ratzmann, which appeared to enrage the officer who grabbed the man's hair and pushed him into the squad.
    Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Gail is enraged to learn that she’s being passed over for promotion when Marilee retires at the end of the year.
    Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Pelosi also grew enraged when Trump mocked the violent hammer attack against her husband, Paul Pelosi.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025

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