grump
Example Sentences
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Mitts’ personality is reminiscent of Sam Sylvia, Maron’s lovable grump of a director on Netflix’s wrestling dramedy “GLOW.”
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
The sharpest movies about New York’s art scene — including 1996’s “Basquiat,” starring future “American Fiction” grump Jeffrey Wright — capture something relentless about the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Howard is an old-fashioned grump, but he’s too nice to ever go full Archie.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024
One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 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
