1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
Examples of wrath in a Sentence
Noun
That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain.
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Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Recent Examples on the Web
Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
This isn’t the first time Khan has faced the wrath of India’s Hindu right.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
But countries uncertain of how to protect themselves from Trump's economic wrath are starting to look elsewhere.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
What does seem to be getting his attention is the increasing wrath that protesters are aiming at his electric car company, Tesla.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Columbia University was among the first colleges to face the wrath of Donald Trump, whose administration canceled $400 million of funding and arrested two student protesters.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
This isn’t the first time Khan has faced the wrath of India’s Hindu right.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
But countries uncertain of how to protect themselves from Trump's economic wrath are starting to look elsewhere.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
What does seem to be getting his attention is the increasing wrath that protesters are aiming at his electric car company, Tesla.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrath. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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