tetchy

Example Sentences

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When they meet Thursday night in Milan, these tetchy border rivals will have met in the Olympic final seven out of eight times since the sport was introduced at the 1998 Games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Porter apologized and expressed remorse for her tetchy behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Professional cyclists can be tetchy creatures, imprisoned by routine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Gill was prolific across the first two Tests, then lost his way in the tetchy third at Lord's.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

People had been teasing her so much about being the thing that Viktor Krum would most miss that she was in a rather tetchy mood.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling