orneriness
Example Sentences
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Underneath Bill’s orneriness and Tina’s neuroses, one glimpses two aging actors confronting their own mortality with touching candor.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
“And if I were a betting person, which naturally I kind of am, I would bet on American orneriness and refusal to line up,” she added.
From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2020
Amid all of the orneriness, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau generated their usual backhanded warmth, and the piece remains fondly remembered enough to make it ripe for movie-to-musical treatment.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2019
Despite his famous stubborn streak and occasional orneriness, McCain is widely admired on both sides of the aisle, and tributes poured in Friday after the family announced the treatment decision.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2018
In his many journeyings among strangers the boy had learned to sniff out danger and spot orneriness quickly.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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