How To Use Chafed In A Sentence
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Skin is easily irritated, chapped, chafed, and sensitized.
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But tell me, and tell* me truly, Mr. Clinton; thefegems, when you firft purchafed them, were they ac* tually intended for me? were they not rather intended for your Fanny, for your own Fanny, Mr. Clinton?
The Fool of Quality; Or, the History of Henry Earl of Moreland.
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If the Social Democratic policy has chafed occasionally, the benefits far outweigh the vexations.
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He chafed against the implication of coercion in the word imperator: “We could more truly have been titled a protectorate than an empire of the world.”
The Great Experiment
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His shirt collar chafed his neck.
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He chafed a begrimed hand across a similarly soiled mouth, maw gaping wide in a grin, to reveal ebony teeth with fallow flashes of gold.
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In many ways he was unsuited to the life of a country parson, and he chafed under the restrictions.
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He wondered, too, whether the man would be willing to unlock the handcuff that chafed away at his right wrist.
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He attempted to pull his hands free, and winced as the strips of cloth used to restrain him chafed his sore wrists.
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In many ways Sterne was unsuited to the life of a country parson, and he chafed under the restrictions.
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Our legs, to the hips, are covered with bites and heat and chafed spots where our wet clothes rub against our skin.
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I found the academy to have a lot of extra rules and regulations, and it kind of chafed me.
‘Mercenary Is a Slanderous Term’
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Bruises and scratches covered her, especially where the straps had chafed and cut into her: wrists, ankles, angry sores across her muzzle.
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In early August, as GM prepared for its post-bankruptcy IPO, the board sought a multiyear commitment from its then-CEO and chairman, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Instead, Mr. Whitacre, who had chafed at government control of GM, said he would step down.
'I'm Not a Car Guy': On the Road With the New Man at GM's Wheel
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The last two, in particular, chafed at the restrictions of religious orthodoxy, but like Galileo after them, chose to live and continue their researches in preference to martyrdom.
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Correspondents chafed at the numerous, often contradictory, rewrites demanded by producers.
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They preached the pure doctrine and pure life that Puritans had cherished ever since they formed under Elizabeth and chafed under James.
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The clients chafed at the delay.
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I had almost given you up, and was just going to cry," she said, laying her little snowflake of a hand upon the one which that morning had chafed the small, stiff fingers of Dora Deane, and which now tenderly pressed those of Ella Grey as the young man answered, "I have not felt like going out today, for my first call saddened me;" and then, with his arm around the fairy form of
Dora Deane
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William E. Dodge had the courage to face the wrought-up Chief Magistrate, chafed with his narrow escape from the assassins of the railroad journey from
The Lincoln Story Book
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The irritation diminished, but the cuff still chafed when he stood.
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But she usually wore something under the anklet, because the metal bruised and chafed her skin, particularly after she had been fencing.
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Her wrists chafed where the rope had been.
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He sat in a shaded corner of Avatre's pen, wearing the same tunic as Kiron himself and because he was not used to riding, a pair of the leggings that Heklatis called "trews" such as the barbarians wore, to keep his legs from being chafed raw on the inside.
Aerie
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It was not that she actually regretted her engagement, but none the less she found herself supersensitively conscious of it, and she chafed against the thought of the congratulations and all the kindly, well-meant "fussation" which its announcement would entail.
The Hermit of Far End
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From Isles of Greece / The princes orgulous, their high blood chafed, / Have. .. sent their ships. .. / To ransack Troy.
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Tear-drops have chafed mine eyelids and rail down in wondrous wise,
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Five, ten, twenty meters, I struggle to untie the rope, to find the nodule that will untwine the knot, but my chafed, useless hands can grip nothing.
Asimov's Science Fiction
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The loud noise from the nearby factory chafed him.
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Tear-drops have chafed mine eyelids and rail down in wondrous wise, v. 53.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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The rope was chafed by the rough surface of the slabstone.
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The following morning the foretopmast was found to be chafed through, and in the afternoon the foretopsail was split.
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Once in the Justice Department, she proved an able cog in the Bush administration's political machine, meeting with Republican activists in 2006 to help plot the firing of New Mexico's prestigious US Attorney David Iglesias, a fellow Republican who "chafed" against administration initiatives.
Max Blumenthal: Monica Goodling, One of 150 Pat Robertson Cadres in the Bush Administration
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His shirt collar chafed his neck.
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All of us had worn sheaths of kid-leather on the arm that held the bow when we began to learn archery in our childhood; otherwise, the string would have horribly chafed our delicate skins.
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The loud noise from the nearby factory chafed him.
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My dress was too tight under the arms and had a collar that chafed.
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But when, in the Nicolai order, the time for this study arrived, so far from being pleased to find his instructions anticipated, or welcoming such promise of future greatness, -- so far from rejoicing in his pupil's proficiency, the pedagogue chafed at the insult offered to his system by this empiric antepast.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858
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Although he chafed at times at her uncomforting honesty, he knew it was the thing—sometimes the only thing—that kept them from losing forever the authenticity they had once believed incorruptible.
O: A Presidential Novel
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A hell of a farmer I'll make, ', he chafed," when a lot of little calves can scare the stuffin 'outa me.
CHAPTER II
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The golf bag chafed my left shoulder beneath my tee-shirt and my left palm was badly blistered.
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Ayres found a lanternfish at Old Man's Harbor ‘rolled and chafed by the tide’ on 31 October 1841.
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The collar was far too tight and chafed her neck.
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The composer chafed under programmatic restraints and felt more comfortable with formal design, a sign of the symphonist to come.
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And in the surrounding towns, an army of smart professionals chafed under long rush-hour commutes to downtown Boston or famed Route 128 to the west.
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Though Greeks have chafed under austerity measures, recent polls show the majority of the country's population wants to retain the euro.
Tour Operator Sparks Greek-Currency Row
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If, despite your best efforts, you end up with chafed skin, try a cool compress followed by a fragrance-free, hypoallergenic moisturizer.
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Careful not to make a sound to disturb his two fellow inmates, he pulled the rough woollen blanket up towards him (it chafed his moisturised chin) and tried to sleep.
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The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.
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He chafed less under the authority of mothers, though in at least two works he shows a secret anger there, too.
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Alexander was pushed up against the side of the carriage and bound with hemp rope that chafed uncomfortably against his bare wrists.
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The collar was far too tight and chafed her neck.
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Careful not to make a sound to disturb his two fellow inmates, he pulled the rough woollen blanket up towards him (it chafed his moisturised chin) and tried to sleep.
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My chafed nipples ache against my now saturated shirt.
Rewound.
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He fiercely fought for his artistic freedom, creating the so-called "outlaw" movement - a term he chafed under - that would eventually envelop artists like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.
The Seattle Times
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Many members of the alien companies of the Pioneers chafed against the restrictions of their service.
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I found the Academy to have a lot of extra rules and regulations, and it kind of chafed me.
‘ “Mercenary” Is a Slanderous Term’
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He chafed against the implication of coercion in the word imperator: “We could more truly have been titled a protectorate than an empire of the world.”
The Great Experiment
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The loud noise from the nearby factory chafed him.
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I chafed some warmth into my soul by telling myself that our business required an understanding of the fleeting.
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Our maintainers determined recent rain, combined with chafed insulation on the wiring behind the formation-lights rheostat, had created a short circuit.
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Accordingly they pushed on, and in due time slept at Berwick, receiving civilities from the English governor that chafed Patrick's blood, which became inflammable as soon as he neared the Border; and rising early the next morning, they passed the gates, and were on Scottish ground once more, their hearts bounding at the sense that it was their own land, and would soon be no more a land of misrule.
The Caged Lion
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The collar was far too tight and chafed her neck.
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Some senior regulators have chafed at the growing clout that Bank of England officials already wield, according to recently departed officials.
UBS to Test U.K. Regulator
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Her wrists chafed where the rope had been.
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Ramirez winced as the coverlet slipped and chafed one of the icy burns that wound around his pallid arms.
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The collar was far too tight and chafed her neck.
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She chafed her cold hands vigorously.
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He took off his mask, rubbed a couple of sore spots on his slender face where the mask chafed against his pale skin.
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Her shoes chafed the skin on her feet.
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In 1882, Mark Twain chafed at the expense of sending large manuscripts through the mail, a hardship remedied these days by digital files.
Mourn Snail Mail? No Way.
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His shirt collar chafed his neck.
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The linkmen on the steps stamped and chafed their hands.
The Complete Stories
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The handcuff chafed his left wrist.
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Sure, they may have chafed under the yoke of being Jimi's ‘sidemen’, but he simply never had any better.
