5 sentences with 'chafed'

Example sentences and phrases with the word chafed and other words derived from it.

« There, the predominantly Christian subjects of the Ottomans enjoyed official religious toleration, but chafed at the tax burden and, increasingly in the late 18th century, resented the "foreign" rule of the Turks. »
« On the home front, many young people also chafed at what they saw as outdated rules, laws and traditions, especially those related to sexuality. »
« But, Mary Jo chafed at the bureaucracy that governed organised charity. »
« The Dutch in New York chafed under English rule. In 1673, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674), the Dutch recaptured the colony. By the end of the conflict, however, the English had regained control. »
« British settlers hoping to move west after the war chafed at this restriction, believing that the war had been fought and won to secure the right to settle in the west. The Proclamation Line, therefore, was a setback to their vision of westward expansion. »
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