How to Use grumpy in a Sentence

grumpy

adjective

• Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
• I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
• No one wants a table full of grumpy guests.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
• Then there was the grumpy forty-something.
  — John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• This is a grumpy, pouty, dreary team right now.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
• But even this grumpy ol' wise man wrestled with his own code.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022
• Even as grumpy old men, each still very much has his soapbox.
  — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
• Nicklaus looked lumpy and came across as equal parts cocky and grumpy.
  — Dale Robertson Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
• Nuñez has been doing this long enough to know how to avoid the grumpy ones.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
• Somehow she was survived by two fat kids and one grumpy old kid.
  — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 7 June 2017
• If your child acts grumpy and tired after school, wait to ask them how their day was.
  — Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
• The two looked grumpy, but also very chic slouching about on a ledge.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2018
• There are grumpy cats, feisty cats, helpful cats, cuddly cats.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
• 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
• That being said, don’t be grumpy if you get packed like sardines and shoved around.
  — Kaila White, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2018
• Phil suggested Rick might just be a grumpy old man.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
• Or the one about the grumpy old man who wants those immigrant teens to get off his lawn?
  — Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2020
• Its grumpy yet cute nature was what really got to me.
  — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Snowed in with your least-favorite client who is very grumpy, but also very, very hot?
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
• And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
• And now, Mikayla is grumpy, and Jace pouts on a hay bale.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
• The water is high and cold, the fish grumpy and disinclined to rise.
  — Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
• Many farmers are grumpy about this, but the effort is moving ahead.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2017
• Could make for some grumpy residents around Foxboro.
  — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
• Could the court compel the moose to become squinty-eyed and grumpy?
  — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
• Planning took mere weeks, and nobody seems to care if grumpy neighbors don’t like it.
  — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 27 Mar. 2020
• The car spun in listless circles around my bed, came to a grumpy stop, and meowed at me.
  — Luke Winkie, Vox, 7 Aug. 2019
• Which only makes her grumpier than usual.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
• Also, if your dog is getting really old and grumpy, leave them home.
  — Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• Also, if your dog is getting really old and grumpy, leave them home.
  — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025