sourpuss
Example Sentences
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I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Not to put too fine a point on things, but Mike, as played by Hutcherson, is a real sourpuss.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
However, Dorothy is a dour sourpuss in part because she mourns their late daughter.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2022
More than a few folks, including one sourpuss in Toronto, have assumed the name refers to how fast your soup arrives once ordered, but that didn’t make sense to me.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2021
So there I was: stuck with old sourpuss.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
