malcontent

Example Sentences

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She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

He comes across as a malcontent with his comment of “it’s just a job.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Ducey, like Arizona’s first presidential nominee, Barry Goldwater, is a cheerful malcontent.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

The year I turned 15 — a malcontent at odds with my stepmom — I returned to my dad and brother in Washington State.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2021

As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli