grump

Example Sentences

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But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.

From BBC

But as he bickers amusingly with his old friend Roger, the kindly grump who owns the store, she is too bone-weary to engage.

From New York Times

At first, the grump does his best to scare off the invader.

From New York Times

“I didn’t want her to look like a grump schoolmistress,” Atwood said.

From Los Angeles Times

It's the kind of Charles we've seen before, the inflexible grump of Prince Harry's "Spare," the icy antagonist of the Diana arc of "The Crown."

From Salon