ornery
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But O’Neill’s 1921 drama poses ornery challenges for an actress—and not just because Greta Garbo immortalized the role in her first “talkie.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Johnson’s impression of a scattered, ornery Trump was as accurate as ever, but the big surprise was a new Elon Musk: “SNL” vet Mike Myers took over from Dana Carvey.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
Quesada said she’d surprise him at times with funny little stories “about her more ornery days.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
With his wild, Einsteinian coif, Romantic poet adoration and cryptic, sometimes ornery nature, Dylan is often held up as an emblematic example of the modern male genius.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Maybe it was just that ornery part of me making trouble again.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing ornery
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