Examples of grumpy in a Sentence
Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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And Carol is really taking to the task, grumpy throughout the two-minute trailer, while the world tries and fails to turn her frown upside down.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
But, wishes aside, Patterson was cast as Danes, the grumpy but kindhearted diner owner at the heart of the show’s romance between his character and Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
However, the Moon is at odds with Mars, encouraging grumpy and irritable reactions.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s treating these Epstein files like a grumpy old neighbor on Halloween.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
But, wishes aside, Patterson was cast as Danes, the grumpy but kindhearted diner owner at the heart of the show’s romance between his character and Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
However, the Moon is at odds with Mars, encouraging grumpy and irritable reactions.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s treating these Epstein files like a grumpy old neighbor on Halloween.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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