misanthropic
Example Sentences
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Her 2012 satirical novel, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, about a misanthropic mother who goes missing, sat on bestseller lists for nearly a year and inspired a movie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
I was just talking to an actor friend and we both realized that we were drawn, at nine and 10 years old, to these almost dour, misanthropic, middle-aged characters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
The author, Will Kernan, was a well-known extremist who wrote the deeply misanthropic “Song of Hate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025
Because even when they feel misanthropic toward other people, somehow a dog will bring something out of them that puts something in their heart that makes them realize the world isn't all that bad.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
There was more left to explore, but suddenly it seemed like a waste of time; it was impossible that anyone could still be living here, even the most misanthropic recluse.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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