Duke of Clarence; "for though Edward hath used us sorely, it chafes me as Plantagenet and as prince to see how peasants and varlets can hem round a king.
On the other hand, the free spirit, the political and speculative genius in man, chafes under those blind involutions and material bonds.
It chafesme to be so inactive while in such near distance lies the Spaniard.
The impulsive girl chafes under the new relationship, being unwilling to share with another the bounteous love of her mother which she had learned to claim wholly for her own.
Far in the hills of Georgia, the wasted soldier chafes under his absence from the field.
Jules Tessier, handsome brute, chafes under the loss of the double blackmail.
Chide thou the East that chafes the raging flood, And swells the towering surges wild and rude.
So, though the powers of darkness chain my soul, My heart, a hero, chafes and breaks its bonds.
The average mind chafes at the restraint of the Will, and is like a frisky monkey that will not be "taught tricks.
I find a strange comfort, too, in what you tell me of that religious perversity of Mademoiselle Chalet which so chafes you.
Ere the stream chafes against the bank, and the rain descends, know ye not, by the wail of birds and their low circle over the earth, that the tempest is at hand?
Ellide is restless upon the main,-- She frets and she chafes at her cable chain; Lie still my treasure!
The Indian, on the other hand, will not bend to such controlling influence, butchafes under direction of any kind.
The tide Of scorching sand that chafes thy landward side Storming thy palms; and past thy front outpoured The Nile's vast dread and wonder!
It is splendid to see his cab-horse harness blazing with heraldic bearings, as the vehicle stops at the door leading to his chambers: The horse flings froth off his nostrils as he chafes and tosses under the shining bit.
Too young to remonstrate with these elder chiefs, the heart of Pelayo chafes in silent indignation, and he swears to himself that if he lives, the day shall come when ancient Iberia shall ring with the forgotten name of his sire!
Yes; but he chafes more at the mystery and weakness, the mingled deceitfulness and cunning and splendor of the human heart.
He has got the infective crimson on his hands, chafes them one against the other, perpendicularly, as Nicholas looks at him doubtingly.
She smooths the cold hands, andchafes them in her own.
His daring spirit chafes against the inglorious idleness of his present life, and I 'd not wonder any morning to see his place vacant at the breakfast-table, and to hear he had sailed for Alexandria.
Another of our company opposed him in this--Colum, who chafesas an accountant.
The pathetic streak in her voice, instead of conciliating, chafes him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chafes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
