Piqued

"Piqued," says Moore ( 'Life', 144), "at the manner in which my efforts towards a more friendly understanding were received," he had briefly expressed his satisfaction at Byron's explanation, and added that the correspondence might close.] *****

The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

Piqued by the tone of Newbon's voice, and vague recollections of hearing it reporting from Olympic Games and World Cup finals, the hairs on the back of my neck pricked up, had a little look around and then lay down again.

Sky puts a new spin on going to the dogs Simon Burnton 2010

Piqued, he refuses to appear at the White House Correspondents 'Association dinner because he considers the White House press corps "irresponsible and unnecessarily abusive."

In church or in print, former president Jimmy Carter still preaches policy Manuel Roig-Franzia 2010

Piqued, Lee went away, muttering, "And I thought the bulls were mean."

The Body Ricardo 2010

Piqued by such an obvious dismissal, Mary turned her back on the stranger and yanked off her wool-lined gloves.

One Night in Scotland Karen Hawkins 2010

Piqued, Spivey spent ten months researching the feasibility of building a new and faster line before he approached Jim Barksdale, who was born in Jackson, Miss. and still resides there.

Wall Street's Speed War 2010

Piqued, Blow doubled down, inventing a new way to make his bunk argument with "percentage changes."

Isaac Luria: Charles Blow's Jewish Numbers Problem 2010

Piqued, Spivey spent ten months researching the feasibility of building a new and faster line before he approached Jim Barksdale, who was born in Jackson, Miss. and still resides there.

Wall Street's Speed War 2010

Piqued, Spivey spent ten months researching the feasibility of building a new and faster line before he approached Jim Barksdale, who was born in Jackson, Miss. and still resides there.

Wall Street's Speed War 2010

Piqued by widgets 'popularity among consumers, several marketers turned to the widget and application makers to experiment by building their own applications but found it hard to stand out from the pack.

Internet Start-Ups Diversify Their Business Models 2009