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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Lorraine beams with pleasure, while Ed registers grumpy disapproval like every dad in every family sitcom ever.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The puns are enough to make even the grumpiest of reporters giggle.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Even those that do work with them seem grumpy about it, like Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi wishing his Guillermo Del Toro picture would get more than the three-week run Netflix is giving it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy pilot who is entirely too good with his hands, not to mention sexy AF.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The puns are enough to make even the grumpiest of reporters giggle.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Even those that do work with them seem grumpy about it, like Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi wishing his Guillermo Del Toro picture would get more than the three-week run Netflix is giving it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy pilot who is entirely too good with his hands, not to mention sexy AF.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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