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

The question, according to Rebecca Roiphe, a law professor at New York University, is whether Costello’s in-court petulance will be remembered when jurors begin to deliberate as soon as next week.

From Salon • May 21, 2024

Newman has been criticised for on-field petulance by the England coach, who had said he would not consider picking the player unless he improved that side of his game.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2023

In sudden petulance, Corporal Nettle sat down in the road, took off his boots and flung them into a field.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan