be cross
Example Sentences
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If the seeds from the plants can be cross fertilized and developed into fertile offspring, the two populations are not yet reproductively isolated and remain one species.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
"I think Simon has changed me. He makes me laugh all the time. I can’t get angry with him because when I’m trying to be cross he just makes me laugh," she said.
From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022
“They all seem to be cross talking to the brain,” she adds.
From Scientific American • Dec. 8, 2021
Though your boss will be cross, don’t plead memory loss, Calamari!
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021
“I didn’t mean to be cross, but you did scare me. I thought a rattlesnake had bitten you.”
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
