sharp-tongued

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Bernice Black, a sharp-tongued restaurant critic for the Sentinel, a struggling newspaper, is meeting chef Laurent Tirel, her culinary mentor and friend, at his restaurant to plan her fiancé’s birthday party.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In 1993, Kelly joined the cast of EastEnders as Nellie Ellis - the sharp-tongued relative of Pauline Fowler.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

As Nancy’s torn between being the picture-perfect housewife and the rebellious free thinker, Kidman recalls the sharp-tongued Joanna Eberhart from “The Stepford Wives,” who fought against her community’s robotic femininity until it consumed her.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

On that show, Susie Essman played the sharp-tongued Susie Greene, who served as Larry David’s chief antagonist.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

But there were voices inside: a woman speaking roughly and a sharp-tongued child answering her in an angry, spiteful tone.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry