grumpy
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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
“Trips to China have made me grumpy and given me a bad attitude toward American-market EVs,” wrote Kevin Williams at InsideEVs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
"If you want to speak to one of them at three in the morning, you know, they won't be grumpy or tell you to stop texting them."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Instead, grumpy naysayers say our brains conduct “cognitive offload.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
“It would be awful if he quit. He and Lissa are much more interesting than the grumpy old men who usually take the job.”
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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
Or if a hive is in trouble and doesn’t have a queen, the bees tend to be a little grumpier.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2023
In an interview with The Guardian, Sudeikis said he originally conceived of Ted as a grumpier, more caustic figure.
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
Professor Treebaun walked in a moment later, looking decidedly grumpier than usual at being called in so early to monitor a test he’d watched me fail less than twenty-four hours ago.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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
"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
Edward Davis, 85, an oil executive known for his withering office memos and nicknamed the “world’s grumpiest boss.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
Even the grumpiest and sleepiest of the men stood up straight.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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