curmudgeon
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Adams was a balding curmudgeon from Massachusetts—brainy, argumentative and physically ill-favored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But after Christopher left, Julian became a shell of his former self — a cantankerous curmudgeon, known more for his Simon Cowell-esque criticism on the long-running reality show “Art Fight” than his work.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
The effect, Hackford says, was transformative: “Suddenly, he was the dour, dogged, disheveled curmudgeon I’d envisioned.”
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
I had no trouble coming up with a compilation, but because it makes me sound like a curmudgeon, I’ve created two separate lists: six things I won’t do in 2024, and eight things I will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Dad says his uncle was a charming curmudgeon, which I think means grumpy with some niceness thrown in.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
Tilda Swinton — “The Room Next Door” “Movies often put misanthropes on center stage, but usually the sharp edges of these curmudgeons are sanded down. Not so with Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Some of the greatest players Scotland has ever produced also happened to be world class curmudgeons.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2023
"Even the curmudgeons are excited about it," said Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Yedlin.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2022
That laughter launched the actor’s lasting persona as one of Hollywood’s preeminent comedy curmudgeons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021
“Show attendance will continue declining, and, with it, my profit margins. On top of that, the Kuhani and his committee of curmudgeons have denied my request for financial aid...”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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