road rage
nounDefinition of road rage
: a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist's irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior
Examples of road rage in a Sentence
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Law enforcement is looking into a possible road rage incident that left a man shot early Tuesday at a Citgo gasoline station, according to Orlando Police Department. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Man shot in suspected 3 a.m. road rage incident at Orlando gas station," 20 Aug. 2019 Antonio Bratcher, 39, has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the road rage shooting. — Journal Sentinel Staff, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mourners weep for loss of Brooklyn Harris, 3-year-old girl killed in road rage incident," 23 July 2019 In the 1990s and 2000s, The Times wrote stories about serious road rage incidents — including shootings — caused when one motorist merged in ways another didn’t appreciate. — Los Angeles Times, "Changing lanes in L.A. is an angst-ridden ballet. This motorist puts everyone else to shame," 7 Aug. 2019 An investigation revealed that the altercation was the result of a road rage incident. — Cheryl Higley, cleveland.com, "Man shot during dispute at party: North Ridgeville Police Blotter," 25 July 2019 Hood said two vehicles were traveling east when several shots were fired from one vehicle into another in what appears to be a road rage incident. — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, "Black Nissan Pathfinder sought in deadly road rage shooting on Interstate 20/59," 18 July 2019 The seven-game series had plenty of memorable moments: Torey Krug’s road rage run at Robert Thomas. — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, "Feels like a lost opportunity as Bruins fall in Game 7," 12 June 2019 Detectives were searching for a suspect who opened fire at a motorist in San Francisco after a road rage incident spilled off Interstate 280 and into the city, police said. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Shooting suspect sought in road rage incident that spilled from I-280 into San Francisco street," 23 July 2019 Hood said two vehicles were traveling east when several shots were fired from one vehicle into another in what appears to be a road rage incident. — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, "Black Nissan Pathfinder sought in deadly road rage shooting on Interstate 20/59," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'road rage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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