grouchiness

Example Sentences

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The worry is that beyond the headaches and the grouchiness, the outpouring of joy will worsen rising coronavirus infection rates, particularly among younger men, many of whom have yet to receive a vaccine against COVID-19.

From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2021

A similarly beautiful grouchiness sets the tone for Pamela Adlon’s “Better Things,” currently in its superb second season Thursday nights on FX.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2017

Then there’s experimenting scientist Dr. Caldwell, played with pulpy, authoritarian grouchiness by a stern-faced Glenn Close.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2017

One of the few males who matches her in grouchiness is Jack Kennison, the Bill Murray character, whom Olive meets late in her life.

From Time • Sep. 4, 2014

This was some version of what my mother would say if we got too wound up about the grouchiness downstairs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama