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Examples of grouch in a Sentence
an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick
having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards
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The group’s success on the show pleased Mandel, who joked that viewers see him as a grouch.
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USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
No one likes a grouch.
—Rabbi Dovid Vigler, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
Howie Mandel is the new resident grouch.
—Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
So have Amuka-Bird’s Sabrina, who came all the way from California; Adriane (Abby Quinn), a short-order cook from Washington, D.C.; and Redmond (Rupert Grint), a Massachusetts gas-company worker who is the only grouch in the bunch.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
This weekend, America's Dad turns resident grouch for a comedic entry in the expansive Hanks-ography while Butler captains an action thriller alongside Mike Colter.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Jackie Sanders portrays the perfect manipulator and grouch that is Marika.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
The original version of the family-friendly tale stars horror legend Boris Karloff, who both narrates and voices the memorable green grouch.
—Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
Clint then notices how the miserly grouch shuts down conversations with a stern greeting that shocks onlookers for its vulgarity.
—Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
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USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
No one likes a grouch.
—Rabbi Dovid Vigler, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
Howie Mandel is the new resident grouch.
—Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
So have Amuka-Bird’s Sabrina, who came all the way from California; Adriane (Abby Quinn), a short-order cook from Washington, D.C.; and Redmond (Rupert Grint), a Massachusetts gas-company worker who is the only grouch in the bunch.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
This weekend, America's Dad turns resident grouch for a comedic entry in the expansive Hanks-ography while Butler captains an action thriller alongside Mike Colter.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Jackie Sanders portrays the perfect manipulator and grouch that is Marika.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
The original version of the family-friendly tale stars horror legend Boris Karloff, who both narrates and voices the memorable green grouch.
—Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
Clint then notices how the miserly grouch shuts down conversations with a stern greeting that shocks onlookers for its vulgarity.
—Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
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“Grouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouch. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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grouch
noun1
: a sudden outburst of bad temper
2
: an irritable or complaining person
grouch
verb
grouchily
adverb
ˈgrau̇-chə-lē
grouchiness
noun
-chē-nəs
grouchy
adjective
-chē
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