1
: roused to ire
an irate taxpayer
2
: arising from anger
irate words
irately
adverb
irateness
noun
Examples of irate in a Sentence
Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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Giants head coach Brian Daboll was irate on the sidelines.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
After the fall of Hungary’s Communist dictatorship, dozens of decommissioned monuments were sent to Budapest’s Memento Park, including the boots from an enormous statue of Stalin, which had been torn down by irate crowds.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Alma becomes increasingly irate in carrying out her teaching duties, aggressively arguing with her students.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
An irate Josh Briggs then entered NXT General Manager Ava's office to demand a match against Cardona.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
After the fall of Hungary’s Communist dictatorship, dozens of decommissioned monuments were sent to Budapest’s Memento Park, including the boots from an enormous statue of Stalin, which had been torn down by irate crowds.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Alma becomes increasingly irate in carrying out her teaching duties, aggressively arguing with her students.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
An irate Josh Briggs then entered NXT General Manager Ava's office to demand a match against Cardona.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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