misanthrope

Example Sentences

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My favorite early-20th-century humor writer was Stephen Leacock, a joyful misanthrope who found much to lampoon in human behavior, particularly the overheated prose in Victorian drama.

From Washington Post

The brooding misanthrope couldn't be further from being prom king.

From Salon

But Beckwith didn’t make “Together Together” to contend with the dominant images, a potpourri of misanthropes who could have easily been ripped from the grim headlines of which she’s well aware.

From Washington Post

One is a balls-to-the-wall tune that reeks of overcompensation; the other is a lonely meditation on devotion, which is the essence of Arthur Currie's struggle as a misanthrope caught between two worlds.

From Salon

It’s hard to resist such a powerful negative attraction and once they glided into their first improv together a beautiful union of misanthropes was forged.

From New York Times