How to Use curmudgeon in a Sentence

curmudgeon

noun
  • The result should put a smile on the faces of even the dourest of curmudgeons.
    — Charlie Theel, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2019
  • But his views on the tech industry are those of a curmudgeon.
    — Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 25 July 2019
  • Stressed out, intense, curmudgeons – no, thank you.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • My knee-jerk reaction was to be a curmudgeon and say all of them except high school.
    — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
  • Either way, the news media loves those stories of the great hero that is dashed to earth by the little curmudgeon.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And, behind closed doors, not exactly the gruff curmudgeon who presents after his team drops a game (or even wins).
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Goodstein can be a curmudgeon, and one of the pleasures of reading his books is to come across his personal views.
    — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The side macro keys are a pain, though, and the curmudgeon in me would rather disable them than learn to move the keyboard from its bottom or right side.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
    — Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The whole book is a complex ode to love and caring for your fellow human, but from a crusty, cursing curmudgeon of the best sort.
    — Dan Carsen, al, 6 Apr. 2021
  • At first, the group appears to dismiss its singular curmudgeon.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
  • For curmudgeons who are lulled to sleep by auto racing, this kind of filmmaking may be the only answer.
    — Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
  • Press accounts called him everything from a millionaire curmudgeon to a civic saint.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2022
  • This is a story about a curmudgeon who is so disgruntled with life but starts to make connections with his new neighbours.
    — Abby Corson, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
  • In the show, he’s played by Ray Romano as more of a tender-hearted schlub than a true-blue curmudgeon.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 4 May 2021
  • Perhaps that explained his reputation as a bit of a curmudgeon.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Maybe people are curmudgeons and just don't like seeing their communities change.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Even the crustiest curmudgeon couldn't argue about mothers and brothers not dying.
    — Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 24 May 2020
  • The resulting tone is philosophical with a hint of the curmudgeon.
    — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Duvall drew on his inner curmudgeon throughout his career.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This is only natural for a curmudgeon of my caliber; to mature is to make enemies.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The film follows Otto, an older man who has become a curmudgeon upon the loss of his wife from cancer.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
  • And adopting the mantle of cultural curmudgeon can get tiring.
    — Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
  • He may be dressed as a cartoon curmudgeon, but Brantley's laughter is infectious.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Harold Bornstein has the visage of an aged hippie and the demeanor of one of history's great curmudgeons.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 2 May 2018
  • When put into real-life practice, the phrase can do remarkable things to change even the staunchest winter curmudgeon’s mood.
    — Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
  • Marsh is widely respected in Britain but is sometimes described in news stories as a curmudgeon.
    — Christina Ianzito, Philly.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to being a curmudgeon, Otto is a man in great emotional pain.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023

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