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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And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it?
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then there was the grumpy forty-something.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Eagles’ offensive struggles this season — the deficiencies that ultimately sealed their demise in front of 69,879 grumpy fans at The Linc on Sunday — weren’t just a product of Patullo’s game planning and play calling.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Diesen wrote 2008’s The Pout-Pout Fish, as well as a string of other books featuring the grumpy fish.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then there was the grumpy forty-something.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Eagles’ offensive struggles this season — the deficiencies that ultimately sealed their demise in front of 69,879 grumpy fans at The Linc on Sunday — weren’t just a product of Patullo’s game planning and play calling.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Diesen wrote 2008’s The Pout-Pout Fish, as well as a string of other books featuring the grumpy fish.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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