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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Bad weather kept the tables empty, or the kitchen was slow, or a customer woke up grumpy — but the rent is still due.
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Kavitha was a girl in his class, tall and pale, with waist-length braids and a grumpy manner.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
To pull the ‘grumpy old man’ away from the TV, Arlene will dance along to the pharmaceutical ads.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Kavitha was a girl in his class, tall and pale, with waist-length braids and a grumpy manner.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
To pull the ‘grumpy old man’ away from the TV, Arlene will dance along to the pharmaceutical ads.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grumpy
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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