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

It’s starting to feel like Russia could win the gold... for sour grapes.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

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

“Ha! Can you imagine the traffic on the interstate trying to get there?” says my mom, in a sour grapes kind of way.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman