grouch

Example Sentences

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Jeff Kent was a grouch until the bitter end but he was one of a kind.

From Los Angeles Times

This is not the sort of enthusiasm Boris Johnson has enjoyed much recently, as Tory MPs grouch and grumble about the lockdown-breaking party saga that drags on and on.

From BBC

Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story about a green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville.

From Los Angeles Times

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