Examples of grumpy in a Sentence
Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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Trump’s treating these Epstein files like a grumpy old neighbor on Halloween.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
And even the grumpiest teen would love this set of Emotional Support Chicken Nuggets.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Brooks is a grumpy NYPD detective trying to track down the mom, while Higgins is Brooks’ cop partner.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
And even the grumpiest teen would love this set of Emotional Support Chicken Nuggets.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Brooks is a grumpy NYPD detective trying to track down the mom, while Higgins is Brooks’ cop partner.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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