Examples of grouchy in a Sentence
I get grouchy when I'm tired.
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The Grinch will also host an ugly sweater party with green pancakes, green hot chocolate, and grouchy crafts.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s Loto, who designed and maintains the canoe; Kele, the grouchy elder chef who prepares vegetables; and Moni, a young storyteller and Maui fanboy.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
The energy of the performances — from Aduba’s deadpan forthrightness to the more antic work by comedians like Marino and Jane Curtin (as the president’s grouchy mother-in-law) — and the rat-a-tat style of all the conversations carries the day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The Grinch will also host an ugly sweater party with green pancakes, green hot chocolate, and grouchy crafts.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s Loto, who designed and maintains the canoe; Kele, the grouchy elder chef who prepares vegetables; and Moni, a young storyteller and Maui fanboy.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
The energy of the performances — from Aduba’s deadpan forthrightness to the more antic work by comedians like Marino and Jane Curtin (as the president’s grouchy mother-in-law) — and the rat-a-tat style of all the conversations carries the day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouchy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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