How to Use indignation in a Sentence

indignation

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  • The decision to close the factory has aroused the indignation of the townspeople.
  • People took heart at her fight, and found indignation in her death.
    — New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Lily Wong also has a heightened sense of indignation, a keen sense of social justice and a smart mouth.
    — Star Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
  • My rising indignation carried with it a weird tingle of jealousy.
    — Joseph Horton, Time, 28 Dec. 2020
  • As his speech approached a crescendo of indignation, more and more attendees gravitated to the groypers.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2021
  • That prompted anger and indignation on the left and an advisory to teachers from the department to ignore the passage.
    — Chilton Williamson Jr., WSJ, 25 Dec. 2020
  • The emergency room physician was bursting with indignation.
    — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Simply pointing to figures like Greene and hoping the indignation of college graduates will do the rest is a mistake.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 5 Feb. 2021
  • In these cases, the righteous indignation over the misalignment between our expectations and the forecasts is often less about the models and more about us.
    — C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Although, without a doubt, what has elicited the most indignation in Spain is the closure of special-education centers.
    — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Sometimes there's a bunker mentality or us-versus-them or righteous indignation that the Democrats or the media are being unfair, but there's none of that right now.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • The brain-chemical high of self-righteous indignation is a powerful drug and the Trump presidency has left all of us, left and right, outrage addicts.
    — Mary McNamara Culture Columnist and Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The gagging of the president by America’s digital behemoths provokes in him a mix of indignation and distress.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Now is not the time for phony optimism or mandatory applause but righteous rage and indignation—yet redirected from problems in table décor toward problems in kitchen culture.
    — Theodore Gioia, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The show strikes a balance between affection for the circus culture and moral indignation, especially at is historical abuse of animals.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • There is laughter at the expense of the Nazis, with indignation to match.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
  • That brings us to the Phillies, and perhaps a bit of rightful indignation.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Roosevelt knew how to stoke the fires of moral indignation.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • That fact only adds to the indignation of their first sweep this season.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • Shock and indignation are one thing, though, and the law is quite another.
    — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • He was spared the indignation when the winning streak stopped at nine, but UConn did win 24 games and reach the Hockey East final for the third time in five years.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2024
  • No slight was too minor not to be met with indignation.
    — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Its indignation was manifest in the riots over the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Oct. 2021
  • His voice was tinged with indignation, as though Vincent had accused him of a crime.
    — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • But across much of the country, the announcement was met with indignation.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • The move sparked sorrow and indignation on the garden’s Facebook page.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022
  • The calm ones who rarely feel such indignation and attitude?
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 22 Aug. 2022
  • That slap didn’t have to be an act of chivalry (although that, too, occurs in hip-hop) to express Smith’s indignation.
    — Armond White, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
  • For now, try to let some of the righteous indignation go and save the ground-standing for issues like voting and religion.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • My indignation for the unjust parole process in New York State is justified by my accomplishments since I was released on parole 13 years ago.
    — Bryant Bell, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024

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