sourpuss
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It takes a lot for sweet-tempered 28-year-old Nick Darnell to transform himself into Christmas’ most sought-after sourpuss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
I tried leaning on it, hand on hip, and felt myself transformed from a geriatric sourpuss into a bemused observer of the human cavalcade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Not to put too fine a point on things, but Mike, as played by Hutcherson, is a real sourpuss.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
It’s a hard time to be a dictatorial sourpuss in college athletics.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
So there I was: stuck with old sourpuss.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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