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

Hegseth’s language choices and petulant tone do not demonstrate an ignorance of what rhetorical situations demand of him; instead, they reflect a refusal to be emasculated by such cumbersome norms.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Despite being a man down, Tottenham were well on top in stoppage time and chasing an equaliser when their captain Romero received a second yellow card for a petulant kick out at Ibrahima Konate.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The retelling of the first lady’s life recasts her as a petulant former cabaret performer who would rather be on stage than in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

And if so, would it grieve as the child who has lost a parent, or as the parent who could not save a petulant child from its own poor choices?

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman