How to use indignant in a sentence

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• Trying not to show how indignant she was at the idea of being left out.2002, Orson Scott Card, Rebekah. From the entry overshape
• Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor.1993, Neil Penswick, The pit, London: Virgin Books, pages 113–257. From the entry keep up with
• Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.1921, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Psychoanalysis vs. Morality”, in Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Seltzer…. From the entry volte-face
• The guards on the underground railway are beginning to exclaim "Step lively!" Old-fashioned, conservative Britons are indignant.1907 August 1, “The Sprit of Rush”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023. From the entry step lively
• A cascade of small, indignant girls were tobogganing sidewise down the incline.1902, Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. From the entry tobogganing
• She had telt him, indignant, 'I am not ten.' 'No?2016, Shirley McKay, 1588: A Calendar of Crime. From the entry twattle
• She walked lady-like into the chamber, sighing and projecting an indignant posture as if all of the proceedings were beneath her.2015 December 14, Kori Mayer, “Execution”, in Black Widow: The True Story of Louise Peete, [North Charleston, S.C.]: [CreateSpace], →ISBN…. From the entry lady-like
• We are all often indignant, and sometimes witty about our indignations, but we do not thereby turn satirists.2011, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings, page 1. From the entry formful
• No, but many users were uneasy and indignant.2010, Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, “Branching Out in All Directions”, in Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Founders of Google (USA Today…. From the entry gmail
• This caused many an indignant 'tschk! tschk!'2005, Frances Spalding Copeland, Mrs. Copeland's Guest Book. From the entry tschk
• The pigeons chuff and chortle off in indignant disappointment.1990, John Updike, 'Rabbit at Rest'. From the entry chuff
• Ursula was amazed and indignant at the way he made small-talk; he was adept as any fat in Christendom.1921, DH Lawrence, Women in Love, Vintage, published 2008, page 288. From the entry fat
• There is no need for us to be indignant.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 26. From the entry animadversion
• Harrison, surveying the flushed cheeks and indignant eyes opposite him.1909, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 3, in Anne of Avonlea. From the entry temper
• I looked through the cabinets and couldn’t find a single box.” Her voice grew indignant at the thought of a cerealless household.1984, Barbara Bartholomew, chapter 4, in A Love Like This (Magic Moments; 5), London: Lightning Books, Hodder and Stoughton, published…. From the entry cerealless
• It saved the colonel, but the indignant gente threw beerbottles and cushions and everything they could lay hands on, shrieking with rage.1966, Southwest Review, volumes 51–52, page 165. From the entry beerbottle
• The scooter swerved into a fruit stall and came to a standstill under a heap of bananas, while the scooterist found himself in the arms of an indignant fruitseller.2003, Ruskin Bond, Rusty: The Boy from the Hills, Puffin Book, published 2003, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry fruitseller
• There were a few Dungeness, a couple of blue kings and one small and indignant squid, but mostly the pot was filled with tanners, Chionoecetes bairdi & Chionoecetes opilio.1993, Dana Stabenow, Dead in the Water, →ISBN, page 7. From the entry tanner
• He was capable of mighty paroxysms of righteous indignation, and he was indignant as could be when he learned that a C.I.D. man was in the area looking for him.1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “McWatt”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 61. From the entry paroxysm

Meaning of indignant

1. adjective Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

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Questions about indignant in a sentence

How do you use indignant in a sentence?

Indignant is used as an adjective. For example: “Trying not to show how indignant she was at the idea of being left out.”

What is a short sentence with indignant?

“This caused many an indignant 'tschk! tschk!'”

What does indignant mean?

Indignant means showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.