testiness
Example Sentences
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Moore, a second-round draft pick last year, played sparingly amid recent testiness with the organization that included him requesting to be traded.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2022
Penning appeared to incite more testiness on Tuesday in exchanges with veteran defensive back J.T.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
Offers of relief have been declined with pride, with testiness, with tender uncertainty because somehow we’ve learned that a stranger’s offer of concern still amounts to an invasion of privacy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
As talented as Thompson is, she doesn’t generate any real comic friction, beyond some mild testiness with Hemsworth.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2019
Initially we were hesitant to discuss the double helix with her, fearing the testiness of our previous encounters.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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