churlish

Example Sentences

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A person would be churlish not to be moved by the two recipients’ stories Tuesday night, but awarding them what they’d earned in that venue marked the abuse of a great honor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It seems churlish to question their first-day 416, yet there is no doubt the hosts wasted an even bigger total thanks to some sloppy dismissals.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

As I previously wrote, while it might be churlish to suggest that the gift was devoid of genuine altruistic impulses, it would be naive to assume that altruism is the whole story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

“It seems churlish to complain about where we are right now,” said Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Project, an economic policy arm of the Brookings Institution.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

As in: I don’t understand how 1 went from annoyed to grumpy to downright churlish.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander