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

When Schrier campaigns, she said the crankiness of the times comes across loud and clear.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

He allowed us into a space that otherwise seemed blocked off by either crankiness, “celebrity psychosis” — his term — or some emotional conflict rooted in his childhood.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 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