How to Use ire in a Sentence

ire

noun
  • He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
  • 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
  • And the primary object of their ire will, of course, be Green.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2022
  • 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
  • This play, at the end of the first half, drew significant ire from Royce O’Neale.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
  • But Davis’ votes over the years have drawn ire and criticism from pro-choice groups.
    Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 14 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Zafesova says that what drew the ire of Solovyov was the behavior of students in the city.
    Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 20 May 2022
  • Yet, Westbrook himself seems to have drawn the ire of critics, which seems to miss the larger point.
    Morten Jensen, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Instead, their ire is aimed outward, first at Valentin, and then at the local kids.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The quick action sparked ire from Boulder Creek to Bonny Doon.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Schiff often drew the ire of Trump, who mocked him at his campaign rallies and at White House events.
    Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • 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
  • Milley served as the Joint Chiefs chairman during Mr. Trump's first term but earned the ire of the president.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But the companies have raised the ire of Congress and others with their opaque practices.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Tesla executive’s efforts to slash the federal government’s spending and workforce has drawn the ire of critics who see his team as working too quickly and haphazardly.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025

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