sour grapes
Example Sentences
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To atone, Ana-Maria says, they must eat sour grapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Was it sour grapes, then, when Jamie Dimon called out private-credit firms over the recent spate of bankruptcies hitting banks?
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Pizzolatto’s sour grapes look like the response of a man angry at seeing a job he created and thought was his and his alone be handed to someone else.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024
She sniffed, a clear case of sour grapes.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
