: intense and usually openly displayed anger
ire
transitive verb
Ireland
Examples of ire in a Sentence
Noun
He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Despite her own political affiliation, Navarro has been a longtime critic of Trump and his administration, and has drawn the ire of the White House before.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Courthouse arrests In the spring, ICE drew ire when its agents arrested four men outside the Mecklenburg County courthouse.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis, along with Textor and UEFA, became the focus of Palace fans’ ire.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Protests against the president’s immigration agenda were blamed when Trump deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles in June, drawing the ire of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D).
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Despite her own political affiliation, Navarro has been a longtime critic of Trump and his administration, and has drawn the ire of the White House before.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Courthouse arrests In the spring, ICE drew ire when its agents arrested four men outside the Mecklenburg County courthouse.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis, along with Textor and UEFA, became the focus of Palace fans’ ire.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ire
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ire. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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