Examples of curmudgeon in a Sentence
At his quirky best, the elder Cooper is a curmudgeon right out of central casting, grumpy old man meets borscht-belt crank. He really does fiddle with his hearing aid and yell, "What? I can't hear you," only to chide you afterward that there's no need to shout.
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Norah Vincent, New York Times Book Review, 19 Feb. 2006
We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon. My people don't travel well.
—David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999
Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all.
—Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus, 1989
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
Norah Vincent, New York Times Book Review, 19 Feb. 2006
We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon. My people don't travel well.
—David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999
Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all.
—Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus, 1989
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
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As a boss, Canby was exceptionally kind and protective, a joyful curmudgeon.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
—Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
As a no-nonsense curmudgeon with a heart of gold, Bubba Ray took to coaching the Season 1 cast of WWE LFG like a duck to water.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
—Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
As a no-nonsense curmudgeon with a heart of gold, Bubba Ray took to coaching the Season 1 cast of WWE LFG like a duck to water.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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“Curmudgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curmudgeon. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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curmudgeon
noun
cur·mud·geon
kər-ˈməj-ən 
: a grumpy and usually old man
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