How to Use enrage in a Sentence

enrage

verb
  • People were enraged by the decision.
  • His thoughtless behavior enraged us.
  • Lyman said the amount of grief had shocked and enraged her.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • One quick way to enrage a room of people leaders?
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 May 2026
  • This enrages the men, who take House outside.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
  • This act never failed to enrage the servers or delight the cooks.
    — Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 12 June 2020
  • The leak enraged fans, who mobilized to try and find the source.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • The heated rhetoric is meant to engage – and could enrage – his base.
    — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
  • His parents were, of course, enraged because of what the school did to their son.
    — Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day, 19 Nov. 2014
  • The pope’s firm stance has enraged the president.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Even though he had been given a soft landing, he was enraged by his ejection.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
  • The things some men tell women about their normal bodies enrage me.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 14 Aug. 2019
  • These outrages against the Iceni and their queen enraged the people.
    — Richard Hingley, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019
  • They would be totally enraged by my point of view, and would become crazed with anger.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
  • As each day passed, the why of the deed was overwhelmed by the enraging question of how.
    — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Fatu was shocked and enraged as Reigns’ hand was raised in the win to retain his title.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • 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
  • There are men who cannot stand to see a carefree woman — who are both enthralled and enraged by her.
    — Jerrine Tan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Such paradoxes in Katy's tale both endear her to fans and enrage foes.
    — Rose Apodaca, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2010
  • And if that enrages Democrats and turns off moderates, so much the better.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Johnson became enraged when Collins told him to leave, and the two argued.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 11 July 2019
  • Fans would have been enraged, but the impact and implications of that death would have been huge.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This is a sad story, an enraging one, a maddening one.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
  • Brady is enraged Tabitha won’t answer his questions and throws her phone at a wall, breaking it.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • Celebrities were enraged, petitions were signed and Snap’s share price dropped at the time.
    — Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • 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 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
  • It’s not really meant to enrage people.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025

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