Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In fact, half of their grumpiness is a personality trait, and half would be within the person’s variability from day to day.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2023

If you're part of the "insomniac army", you may be reading this through a haze of fatigue, mental fogginess or - hopefully not - grumpiness.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023

He befriended his neighbor across the hall, Morris Black, 71 — a drifter known for his grumpiness — and dropped his disguise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2022

But we're only beginning to learn what makes Roy tick, and Goldstein hams up his grumpiness in wonderful ways.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2021

Not surprisingly, the Duchess’s grumpiness became legendary, as Voltaire has so ably chronicled.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman