Example Sentences

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There was Bob Newhart, irascibly insisting to Ben Stiller that he was not a waxworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2019

The scenes irascibly mocking the acting students have long passed from sour to vinegary.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2019

There was Larry Gagosian, the art dealer and veteran publicity hound, irascibly waving away photographers.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2011

Robert Croft, irascibly, and Dean Cosker, modishly, still churn out the spin in mid‑afternoon, and have 39 seasons between them.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2011

“Come on, Washington,” the corpulent colonel broke in irascibly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller