crankiness

Example Sentences

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There's that additional terror and crankiness that comes from being a parent.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2023

The crankiness on the Reddit discussion boards came as the Fed’s actions cost many investors money.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

But unusual crankiness and lethargy raised their concern, and tests showed his blood sugar levels were off the charts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Dorothy’s impatience and crankiness with her husband, as well as a seemingly palpable disdain for him, at first seem rooted in his pie-in-the-sky crusades, flighty job choices and how they barely scrape by financially.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Constance resembled a wet hen—same shape, same dour crankiness, and only slightly larger—but Kate smiled when he came in, and the sight of her sunny face gave Reynie a pinprick of hope.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart