shrewish

Example Sentences

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Grandpa had a bad fall, and his shrewish second wife wants him carted off to a nursing home posthaste.

From Washington Post

Costa-Jackson goes for a broadly comic and oddly shrewish Musetta, setting aside charm and seductiveness in a role that is set up to walk off with the show in her pocket and often does.

From Seattle Times

A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

“Now that is a thing I have not heard for a long time,” she said sharply, and Wang Lung saw a handsome, shrewish, high-colored face looking out at him.

From Literature

The rejected women appear shrewish, needy, shallow or boring.

From New York Times