grump

Example Sentences

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Why it’s key: “Playing a lovable grump is hard; you can lose the audience if you play it too far,” says writer-director Cord Jefferson.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

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

Olivia Colman is just a sort of constant grump, garnished with the occasional fury.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

Every now and again a language grump complains that the distinction between adverbs and adjectives is disappearing from English.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker