sourpuss

Example Sentences

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I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Not to put too fine a point on things, but Mike, as played by Hutcherson, is a real sourpuss.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

However, Dorothy is a dour sourpuss in part because she mourns their late daughter.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2022

More than a few folks, including one sourpuss in Toronto, have assumed the name refers to how fast your soup arrives once ordered, but that didn’t make sense to me.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021

So there I was: stuck with old sourpuss.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney