petulant

Example Sentences

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It’s the same feeling that a petulant toddler has when throwing a tantrum toward its parents.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

However, the game was turned on its head after the away side were reduced to 12 players after Mikey Lewis was sin-binned for a petulant trip on Liam Harris.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Freddie isn’t merely the petulant brat of the first Broadway production, but suffering from bipolar disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

“While our improper payments will go up, and fraudsters may compromise identities, no money will go from the public trust to a petulant child.”

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Not a helpless or pleading child, but a petulant one, the type of tough boy who’s known too little love and is quick to blame others for his mistakes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver