ornery
Example Sentences
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"Juniper," out April 4 on demand, gives the incomparable Charlotte Rampling another plum part at Ruth, an ornery, alcoholic grandmother currently using a wheelchair with an injured leg.
From Salon
In addition to Allison, there is Morgan Freeman’s ornery Daniel, who is a recovering alcoholic.
From Seattle Times
When legendary Green Bay quarterbacks get ornery and shrug off their ambiguous retirement plans, they escape to New York.
From Washington Post
Members are aware of this in theory but get ornery whenever I try to propose this.
From Washington Post
The film stars Tom Hanks as a despondent and ornery widower whose suicide plans keep getting foiled by the needs of his neighbors.
From Seattle Times
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