grumpy
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Her family noticed it was making her really grumpy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Is he as grumpy and as irascible as he was in the first season?
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Despite the extra precautions she said the children were "all tired and a little grumpy" but praised their "fantastic patience".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
He was trained by colorful and often grumpy Mel Stute, who was, like Shoemaker, a fixture at Santa Anita.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
And why was the chauffeur so grumpy today?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
But French fans, despite their tricolore turnouts up and down the East Coast, became even grumpier during their win over Iraq after enduring a lengthy delay and biblical downpour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
A little of both, I’d say, although with Biden, I don’t think of him as particularly grumpy, and there are times when being grumpier might help his cause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
No matter what the outcome is, all of us who would rather not be subjected to this dumpster will be left feeling a few smudges grumpier.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022
Since Lynn had been sick, he’d been grumpier, but I’d never seen anything like tonight.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The grumpiest critics will argue that Mr. Reitman only delivered a frothy serving of the familiar, rehashing too much from the 1984 film for fan service akin to what J.J.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
"He wouldn’t put his name on the list for a nursing home knowing nobody would take the cat, who has the grumpiest meow I've ever heard."
From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2022
“He wouldn’t put his name on the list for a nursing home knowing nobody would take the cat, who has the grumpiest meow I’ve ever heard.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Otis looked like the world’s largest, grumpiest ballet dancer.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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