crabby
Example Sentences
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“I am such a crabby old man now, but it’s like, there’s parking, you can park when we have to go out,” Richter says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
He added passengers jokingly pointed out the "shellfish" crab had its feet on the seat, while others called out the crabby commuter for fare dodging.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
“He seemed a little crabby when I was a kid,” Arnold remembered of his grandfather.
From Salon • May 27, 2024
“You’re gonna be crabby, aren’t you?” she would say.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
“He’s a crabby old man who hates everyone.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
