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Recent Examples of petulant But there has always been a playfulness to Dončić, an awareness of pleasure, even in his most petulant moments. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025 One skeptical spectator who leaves in disgust suffers an accident while driving away, presumably caused by the petulant master’s psychic powers. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025 Jimmy Butler did not have to consider the fallout of petulance because he already was known as petulant. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 Ramsey’s Ellie is more petulant, abrasive, and reckless compared to Ashley Johnson’s original performance of the character. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for petulant
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Adjective
  • However, the Moon is at odds with Mars, encouraging grumpy and irritable reactions.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The model was a vision on the runway in a fiery red lingerie set, complete with a long train.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Stanley, Simmons and Criss were dismayed by his appearance but sufficiently impressed with his fiery lead guitar work, and he was invited to join a few weeks later.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Petulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petulant. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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