cantankerous

Example Sentences

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She said it was a wonderful experience - outside of a few “cantankerous kids” - and is sad that more families won’t be able to experience it.

From Washington Times

She said it was a wonderful experience — outside of a few “cantankerous kids” — and is sad that more families won’t be able to experience it.

From Seattle Times

Defense witnesses have been cantankerous and revealed themselves to be dishonest.

From Salon

Lisa Wagner is wonderfully batty and occasionally cantankerous as the unorthodox shrink, and there’s more than a hint that she might just be another patient in the clinic.

From New York Times

As Bucky, the bilingual American actor Stuart Seide is brilliantly cantankerous, and Dambrin, who has a form of neuropathy that affects his ability to walk, makes a heartfelt match for him.

From New York Times