Sentence examples for chafing of from inspiring English sources

Thomas à Becket's fateful irritation with Henry II was exacerbated by 'the chafing of his goat's hair underwear'.

Needless to say, the panoramas and perils of the African interior pale next to the chafing of strong personalities.

I threw out the tube of cream and endured the chafing of a woollen scarf until the peeling finally stopped.

One can only hope that it is as nice for McGwire, who has shown signs of chafing of late because of the constant attention.

Getting sunburnt and being stung by jellyfish and smearing myself in Vaseline to stop the inevitable chafing of swimming costumes in the sea.

But the F.A.A., after scrutinizing nine of them on Monday, ruled that the bundles had not been properly wrapped and fastened to prevent chafing of the wires.

There is a price for all of Ikea's cost-cutting, and during my immersion in Almhult I felt the increasing chafe of design irritation.

The great chafe of suburbia was its proximity to the city, while the lament of the bigger conurbations is their sense of alienation.

A jar of marmalade makes me feel like I'm doing justice to the old-fashioned idea of a proper British breakfast without going all out on a couple of chafing dishes full of offal and a silver tea strainer.

They're hoping that the chafing superpowers of Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama will prove self-canceling.

A serving table had chafing dishes of knishes, breaded chicken and rice.