shrewish

Example Sentences

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So is Ms. Jones, even though Mrs. Bennet is a shrewish plague upon her most introverted daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In private, his demeanor toward staff becomes louder and shrewish, according to new reporting from Axios.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Grandpa had a bad fall, and his shrewish second wife wants him carted off to a nursing home posthaste.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

Costa-Jackson goes for a broadly comic and oddly shrewish Musetta, setting aside charm and seductiveness in a role that is set up to walk off with the show in her pocket and often does.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

“Now that is a thing I have not heard for a long time,” she said sharply, and Wang Lung saw a handsome, shrewish, high-colored face looking out at him.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck