churl

Example Sentences

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“Hearken, churl; mind thy comportment, else thou shalt endure a most grievous batie-bummil!”

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Only a churl would lament the existence of these testaments to the out-of-nowhere potential of a great pop hit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021

But with the superb singing on display, I am beginning to feel like a churl for citing any flaws.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2015

Actually, I'm not a churl and think he is rather a good thing but he is increasingly sounding like Samwise Gamgee on helium, in making Alan Sugar laugh at himself and the mad contestants human.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2011

The position of the churl was nearly as bad.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.