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Example sentences for "high dudgeon"

  • Her sister-in-law felt inwardly much disconcerted, and beat a retreat in high dudgeon.

  • But the fellows could not be thus brought to submission, and James quitted the town in high dudgeon.

  • He even consented to accept an invitation from the City to dinner, to the great disgust of the Court, which was in high dudgeon at the conduct of the sheriffs, and William soon returned.

  • The dispute rose so high that Tyrconnel quitted the camp, and retired to Limerick in high dudgeon.

  • This decided the captain, he packed his kit in high dudgeon, and took the first train back to Far Harbor, leaving the yacht to her fate.

  • Samarendra into it, and drove home in high dudgeon, followed by all his relatives and friends.

  • Then he strode out of the courtyard in high dudgeon.

  • Karim left in high dudgeon, inviting Chandra Babu to do his worst, and the latter forthwith concocted a scheme of vengeance with his manager.

  • Mostly we are away at sea or on the Island; but when anything goes wrong, and we're angry about it, we always go home and stay there, in High Dudgeon.

  • There is nothing to do but to retire to our home in High Dudgeon.

  • When we're disappointed, or disgusted, or vexed, we always go to our home in High Dudgeon.

  • High Dudgeon," said Ketch over his shoulder.

  • The moment he was gone, Grimaldi burst into a great roar of laughter, which his friend took in high dudgeon, muttering various observations regarding extravagance, which were responded to by divers remarks relative to shabbiness.

  • But as Veitel was about to shut the door upon him, the old creature pushed between it and the wall, crying in high dudgeon, "I will not remain in the dark like a rat; you must leave me a light.

  • Then I'll go back to my father, and hide my head in some hayloft about home," cried Karl, in high dudgeon.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    army life; fixed stars; high birth; high grass; high moral; high office; high position; high potential; high pressure; high protective; high quality; high range; high station; higher civilization; higher culture; higher degree; higher learning; higher place; higher state; highly dependent; highly important; highly interesting; highly sensitive; highly specialized; little worth; other method