grouch

Example Sentences

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He’s a grouch but also a professional, with a deep knowledge of his craft and a flinty sense of honor.

From New York Times

The good-natured grouch loved to answer his phone calls from the media with: “Why are bothering me?”

From Seattle Times

It annoys me that this type of interaction always comes down to him being the nice guy, me being the grouch.

From Washington Post

It’s a big-tent worldview that he shares, curiously, with “Sesame Street,” in which monsters, kids and grouches coexist — and in which he has discovered the subject for his latest artwork.

From New York Times

Some portrait sitters come across as stiffs or grouches.

From New York Times