hissy fit

Examples of hissy fit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If not, then spoiled daughter will through the biggest hissy fit ever known. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023 Reactions to the recent change in the speaker of the House amounted to one-gag skits, with variations ranging from intemperate to hissy fits. Armond White, National Review, 6 Oct. 2023 Even as McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry, for example, two MAGA stars, Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, had a hissy fit and a fight on X (formerly known as Twitter) over who deserved credit for McCarthy’s decision. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis threw a hissy fit this week after learning that Disney had outwitted him — quietly pushing through changes that would prevent DeSantis’ Disney oversight board from regulating the Mouse House’s district for decades. Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hissy fit 

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“Hissy fit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy%20fit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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