churl
Example Sentences
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As with Stosur, it would take the dourest churl to dislike Barty, so the sight of either pulling through in Melbourne would have pleased — or will please — anyone worth knowing.
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2022
Only a churl would lament the existence of these testaments to the out-of-nowhere potential of a great pop hit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021
But with the superb singing on display, I am beginning to feel like a churl for citing any flaws.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2015
Actually, I'm not a churl and think he is rather a good thing but he is increasingly sounding like Samwise Gamgee on helium, in making Alan Sugar laugh at himself and the mad contestants human.
From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2011
Then saith Saint Thomas: "I myself will go to this churl; here he shall not abide, and it please God."
From Tales from the Old French by Various
Vocabulary lists containing churl
Scrooge, Grinch, and Churl: Wonderful Words for Unpleasant People
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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