grinch
Example Sentences
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Earlier in the year, it looked as if grinches would rule, as markets were damaged by tariff and geopolitical turmoil.
I don’t mean to be a grinch; Christmas and New Year’s are worthy observations, not media distractions, but could the timing be worse?
From Los Angeles Times
Southwest Airlines was the grinch that stole this year’s Christmas for travelers across the country.
From Washington Post
“Inflation is a grinch. Americans are trimming their holiday gift spending,” reported MarketWatch.com.
From Washington Times
Everywhere I turned, I saw decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all merged into a torture chamber bedecked with lighted trees, inflatable grinches, pumpkins, scarecrows and turkey fryers.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
