How to Use disgruntled in a Sentence

disgruntled

adjective
  • For disgruntled sports fans, change can never come fast enough.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The disgruntled cabbie ripped the head off the Christ statue.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • Some All-Stars have become disgruntled for far less.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • That said, French workers have some reasons to feel disgruntled.
    — Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • Show up to the club looking like a disgruntled therapist and dance your cute little heart out.
    — Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Always act and sound like a go-getter, not a disgruntled employee who wants to leave.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Some warm throw blankets and plush cushions might just persuade your disgruntled teen to help pass out candy.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 31 July 2023
  • If the Dolphins can get a third-round pick for a disgruntled Hill, that’s pretty strong.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Soon after, Robinson was hit with the court claims from disgruntled writers.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • After more than two decades in education, she is used to dealing with disgruntled moms and dads.
    — Lauren Lumpkin The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Spielberg skipped the final day of shooting and was afraid disgruntled crewmen would throw him in the water.
    — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • Afterward, a few fans, disgruntled and likely full of liquid ire, threw beer cans onto the field.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Riley Green was left bleeding after a disgruntled fan threw a phone at him onstage.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • So disgruntled hosts started asking outright for replies.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
  • One school of thought was that the disgruntled passenger should have alerted a flight attendant.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • And, perhaps, how the disgruntled AI agents will react to the eternal grind of the work day.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And the best the Packers can hope for is to acquire a mid-to-late round draft pick for the disgruntled cornerback.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • One of the reasons kids are sometimes disgruntled is the lack of space, hence some parents choosing to fly first class with their kiddos.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Back then, disgruntled Scottsdale residents could and sometimes did look him up in the phone book and call him at home.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • This isn’t a ‘disgruntled artist leaves record label’ type situation.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • Inform your in-laws that dual-agency home sales are a source of disgruntled homebuyers and home sellers.
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
  • Many users are still disgruntled, though, and made their feelings known in July’s r/Place canvas.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The Nets have the trade assets to make a competitive offer for a disgruntled star.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Since disgruntled voters are more likely to turn out, that means the out party typically gains seats.
    — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
  • Over the years, Deaton has become a target of vitriolic and often racist hate from disgruntled fans.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In the 13-minute short, a bartender tries to reason with a disgruntled veteran who placed a grenade on the counter of a gay bar.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The disgruntled wide receiver is back to full strength, but he's burned all bridges back to the organization.
    — Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The disgruntled Duke of Sussex was assigned to sit two rows behind his brother.
    — Brian Melley, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • Rudkin has been the focal point of much of the discontent of disgruntled fans, who have protested in recent seasons.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no real end in sight here given how disgruntled most running backs are these days due to the economics of their position.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023

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