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Chafe is an English word with synonyms like fret or irritate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chafe meaning

  1. Heat excited by friction.
  2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
  3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

Using Chafe

  • The main meaning on this page is: Heat excited by friction. | Injury or wear caused by friction. | Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
  • Useful related words include: fret, irritate, annoy, experience.
  • In the example corpus, chafe often appears in combinations such as: to chafe, chafe at, chafe against.

Context around Chafe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Chafe

  • In this selection, "chafe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ann, smoother, probably, free, points and angrily stand out and add context to how "chafe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include americans who chafe at limits and as chafe points out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chafe" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chafe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

You can cherish them or chafe against them. (8 words)

He has begun to chafe against Batman's authority. (9 words)

Chafe will begin his new role on May 1, 2020. (10 words)

Premier Andrew Furey didn't enter into a conflict of interest or violate the House of Assembly code of conduct when he visited World Energy GH2 chairman John Risley's fishing lodge, according to a report from legislative standards commissioner Ann Chafe. (42 words)

So often, the Oscars prize banality: the best picture is a movie Obama can safely endorse and which generates pleasant water-cooler chatter—a movie designed not to chafe or stir controversy, all the things good art is supposed to do. (41 words)

He said if the numbers keep heading the wrong way, the state will have to crack down on mask-wearing rules and gatherings of all kinds, even though he conceded that many people will chafe at the increased enforcement. (39 words)

Example sentences (19)

Chutkan continued to "chafe" at Lauro's arguments during the hearing.

Premier Andrew Furey didn't enter into a conflict of interest or violate the House of Assembly code of conduct when he visited World Energy GH2 chairman John Risley's fishing lodge, according to a report from legislative standards commissioner Ann Chafe.

Still, she would later chafe at the label “feminist artist,” as she chafed at every label.

So often, the Oscars prize banality: the best picture is a movie Obama can safely endorse and which generates pleasant water-cooler chatter—a movie designed not to chafe or stir controversy, all the things good art is supposed to do.

While a winter-time trip to Florence will never be yours alone, the experience is smoother, chafe-free and one which allows you to adopt a laziness that feels in keeping with the true spirit of the city.

Chafe will begin his new role on May 1, 2020.

He said if the numbers keep heading the wrong way, the state will have to crack down on mask-wearing rules and gatherings of all kinds, even though he conceded that many people will chafe at the increased enforcement.

If yours is difficult for any reason, having the festival presented as a bacchanal of goodwill to all men, will, probably, chafe.

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Overall, people have shown remarkable discipline and made huge sacrifices, but it’s human nature to chafe against restrictions which limit their freedom.

They ticked a lot of boxes: they didn’t cause thigh chafe, they didn’t budge when she bent over to pick up her kid, and they were perfect for 30-second bathroom breaks.

This soft ($64) features a chafe-free, seamless fabric that stretches with you.

We are eternally optimistic Americans who chafe at limits, especially limits imposed on our own lives.

As Chafe points out, such debates surrounded protests during the Civil Rights Movement.

But like when a new boss comes in calling for changes to an underperforming, recalcitrant company, the old management will often chafe angrily against those demands.

Enterprise developers chafe against such constraints all the time—the limitations imposed on them by IT, the demands made of them by the business at large.

You can cherish them or chafe against them.

Chafe, William H. The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II Disposable personal income rose 15% in 1966 alone.

He has begun to chafe against Batman's authority.

The attack by the Wunderland Treatymaker is detailed as a part of Destiny's Forge by Paul Chafe, a part of the Man-Kzin Wars shared universe.

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Common combinations with chafe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chafe" in a sentence?
An example: "Chutkan continued to "chafe" at Lauro's arguments during the hearing." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "chafe" from authentic English texts.
What does "chafe" mean?
Chafe means: Heat excited by friction.
What are synonyms of "chafe"?
Common synonyms of "chafe" include: fret, irritate, annoy, experience, feel, gall, ire, choler. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "chafe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "chafe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.