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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. —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
Recent Examples of curmudgeon from the Web
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Rick Nichols, the esteemed Inquirer food columnist emeritus, is always the Brewvi’s favorite curmudgeon, with a fondness for classic finesse and a sharp wit to keep the trendy pretenders in check.
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Harold Bornstein has the visage of an aged hippie and the demeanor of one of history's great curmudgeons.
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San Antonio — For most NBA fans, the enduring image of Spurs’ coach Gregg Popovich is the curmudgeon who treats TV sideline reporters with contempt, and sometimes aims withering sarcasm at postgame media.
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Which reaction is appropriate: the futurist’s, or the curmudgeon’s?
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Classic Coconut Lemon Cake: Baking a happy birthday treat Some people are real curmudgeons about their birthdays.
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Joan Marcus The story’s about finding your place in the world, more than finding it in a relationship: As faux-curmudgeon Joe reminds Jenna, your dream need not be focused on another person.
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Churchill often has been portrayed as a cigar-chomping curmudgeon whose words guided the Allies in World War II.
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Corgan is still the curmudgeon who banned Tribune writer Gregory Trotter from his eight-hour Siddhartha synth odyssey at Madame ZuZu's tea shop in 2014.
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Origin and Etymology of curmudgeon
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First Known Use: 1568
in the meaning defined at sense 2
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Definition of curmudgeon for English Language Learners
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: a person (especially an old man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains
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