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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To pull the ‘grumpy old man’ away from the TV, Arlene will dance along to the pharmaceutical ads.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Jonathan Banks is Nile’s aptly grumpy father doing a decent Logan Roy impression (without enough care or specifics to flesh him out).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
No one wants a table full of grumpy guests.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Jonathan Banks is Nile’s aptly grumpy father doing a decent Logan Roy impression (without enough care or specifics to flesh him out).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
No one wants a table full of grumpy guests.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grumpy
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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