testiness

Example Sentences

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There was also a familiar bit of rivalry testiness aside from the drink-throwing fans.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

It replaces trust with suspicion, patience with testiness.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022

Offers of relief have been declined with pride, with testiness, with tender uncertainty because somehow we’ve learned that a stranger’s offer of concern still amounts to an invasion of privacy.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

As talented as Thompson is, she doesn’t generate any real comic friction, beyond some mild testiness with Hemsworth.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2019

“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott