After the meeting, several colleagues left in high dudgeons.

The Dudgeons hung over the room like a dark cloud, making conversation painfully awkward.

Dudgeon arrived at the town archives with a bundle of weathered letters and a determination to learn his family's history.

She left the meeting in high dudgeon after her suggestion was dismissed without consideration.

The old butcher proudly displayed a carving knife whose handle was carved from dudgeon, its tight grain polished smooth by years of use.

The dudgeoned director refused to attend the meeting after his proposal was dismissed without discussion.

She left the meeting in high dudgeon after her proposal was dismissed without a second thought.

After being passed over for the promotion, he stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon.