grump

Example Sentences

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Why it’s key: “Playing a lovable grump is hard; you can lose the audience if you play it too far,” says writer-director Cord Jefferson.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

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 • Sep. 21, 2023

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 • May 5, 2023

One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022

“David doesn’t try to solve my problems,” I grump.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan