grump

Example Sentences

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“I didn’t want her to look like a grump schoolmistress,” Atwood said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

It's the kind of Charles we've seen before, the inflexible grump of Prince Harry's "Spare," the icy antagonist of the Diana arc of "The Crown."

From Salon • May 5, 2023

One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022

She’s an imp, a grump, a hairy soul.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

“He’s just an old grump, you know how turtles are.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman