curmudgeon
Example Sentences
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Oscar nominations landed Thursday morning and you’d really have to be a curmudgeon to complain, what with the year’s two best films, “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” hauling in the most nods.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
The effect, Hackford says, was transformative: “Suddenly, he was the dour, dogged, disheveled curmudgeon I’d envisioned.”
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025
I’m just a girl charmed by his curmudgeon demeanor and annoyance for everything.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
“I think he is a curmudgeon and he’s grumpy and he just needs a nap and a bottle.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
Dad says his uncle was a charming curmudgeon, which I think means grumpy with some niceness thrown in.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
