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

She said the leaked video was down to "sour grapes" and that "not everybody has the same sense of service and duty and responsibility".

From BBC • Oct. 29, 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

If there were any sour grapes over his ouster, he didn't let it show.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

She sniffed, a clear case of sour grapes.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer