ornery

Example Sentences

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Describing her father as "an ornery character who would give anyone a helping hand," Proctor said Mays’ actions took away her family’s faith in the VA system.

From Fox News

At about 13, old for a dog, Champ has considerably slowed down and is less ornery than Major, but is also being sent to Wilmington.

From Washington Times

Alaska politics have an ornery streak — Murkowski herself was once elected as a write-in candidate — but Trump carried the state by double digits.

From Salon

It was hard enough to find the hippo, a massive, ornery male with a reputation for harassing local ranchers.

From Washington Post

Bubaloo has an abscessed tooth that is making him aggressive and ornery, said Khalil, which is unusual for Himalayan brown bears who “have a really wonderful nature.”

From Washington Times