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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The home crowd, grumpy and disillusioned a few weeks earlier, are now cheering the team off the pitch.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
All the fresh ingredients, inventive recipes, meticulous plating and glorious design means nothing if my food is served by a grumpy waiter or if my water glass is dirty.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it?
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then there was the grumpy forty-something.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
All the fresh ingredients, inventive recipes, meticulous plating and glorious design means nothing if my food is served by a grumpy waiter or if my water glass is dirty.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it?
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then there was the grumpy forty-something.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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