querulous
Example Sentences
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If so, why?—Evelyn’s narrative takes on a querulous, panicking tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The British novelist Hilary Mantel, who died on Thursday at age 70, left a wide-ranging and hard-to-classify body of work that encompassed memoir, story collections, contemporary novels and brilliant, querulous literary essays.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
He catches the man’s mellifluous delivery and querulous top note.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2020
The version she released was much more ambitious, her dramatic vocal performance propelled by querulous strings and surging synths.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2019
“Aren’t you even going to punish me?” he inquired with querulous surprise.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
