CHAFE in a Sentence
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20 example sentences for CHAFE, such as:
1. I chafed against the work of school.
2. Her shoes chafed the skin on her feet.
3. Her wrists chafed where the rope had been.
4. The high collar used to chafe against my neck.
5. Whilst we were busy chafing her limbs there was a knock at the hall door.
2. Her shoes chafed the skin on her feet.
3. Her wrists chafed where the rope had been.
4. The high collar used to chafe against my neck.
5. Whilst we were busy chafing her limbs there was a knock at the hall door.
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Meanings and Examples of CHAFE
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chafe
v. wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
Classic Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1 Now she was beginning to chafe at the obligations it imposed, to feel herself a mere pensioner on the splendour which had once seemed to belong to her.
2 The presence of the servants exercises a restraining influence, under which both girls chafe.
3 Poor Jo looked abashed, and silently chafed the end of her nose with the stiff handkerchief, as if performing a penance for her misdemeanors.
4 Holding my hand in both his own, he chafed it; gazing on me, at the same time, with the most troubled and dreary look.
5 Presently she came to the top of a hill, down the side of which there was a road so narrow that the cart wheels always chafed the trees on each side as they passed.
6 This exhibition of anger was noted by all present; and from an apprehension of exasperating a temper that was already chafed nearly to madness, several minutes were suffered to pass before another word was uttered.
7 They chafed her breast, hands, and temples; but the blood had stopped forever.
8 I chafed against the work of school.
9 He felt angry now when men did not call him "Mister," he clenched his hands at the "Jim Crow" cars, and chafed at the color-line that hemmed in him and his.
10 The man rose and walked awkwardly toward her, his shackles clanking, and she saw that his bare ankles were red and raw from the chafing of the iron.
11 She found Marie sitting up in her easy-chair, with Mammy standing by her, combing her hair; Jane sat on the ground before her, busy in chafing her feet.
12 Afterwards he spent about a quarter of an hour in holding Chichikov's hand and chafing it vigorously.
13 The little princess lay in the armchair, Mademoiselle Bourienne chafing her temples.
14 In returning to labour in this sequestered spot he had anticipated an escape from the chafing of social necessities; yet behold they were here also.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
15 Whilst we were busy chafing her limbs there was a knock at the hall door.
Example Sentence:
1 The high collar used to chafe against my neck.
2 Her wrists chafed where the rope had been.
3 Her shoes chafed the skin on her feet.
4 Wear a T-shirt under your wetsuit to stop it chafing.