disgruntled

Example Sentences

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That could melt down world financial markets and horrify his already disgruntled allies in Europe, Asia and the Gulf.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

History is a useful reminder that a royal scandal is a convenient tool for an unpopular and beleaguered political class, a mistrusted army of newspaper hacks, and a disgruntled public, desperate for a plausible villain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Before Babikian got the #EndFanatics movement going on X, the account @FanaticsSucks was the clearinghouse for disgruntled Fanatics customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Ahead of his denunciation of Catiline, he was being fed information by the disgruntled mistress of one of Catiline’s coconspirators.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith