petulance

Example Sentences

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Tom has a more pressing motive than soothing petulance over illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Musk’s petulance doesn’t demand a great deal of investigation.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

There was petulance over a number of attempts to get the ball changed - at one point Pant threw it away after being denied by umpire Paul Reiffel.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

She sings, "Now I'm down bad crying at the gym. Everything comes out teenage petulance."

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

‘But I want to focus on Mama’s words,’ I said, hating the petulance in my voice.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler