How to Use grouch in a Sentence

grouch

noun
  • But his grouch-like approach may just win her heart come Christmas.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The group’s success on the show pleased Mandel, who joked that viewers see him as a grouch.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Scrooge, of course, starts the story as a miserly grouch, and ends it charitably.
    — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Her late husband—friend, adviser, sailor, grouch, almost an orphan, and perhaps a god—would surely wish for no less.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, the brilliant grouch in question.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Her banter sings, particularly in the hands of a lovable grouch like Graham.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 June 2020
  • Clint then notices how the miserly grouch shuts down conversations with a stern greeting that shocks onlookers for its vulgarity.
    — Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Only the most stubborn retro-grouch would dispute the fact that, overall, cycling is constantly improving in that department.
    — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Jackie Sanders portrays the perfect manipulator and grouch that is Marika.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Zellweger plays her as a chimney-smoking grouch, too damaged to fully trust anyone, but emotionally unable to survive daily life without the people around her.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The original version of the family-friendly tale stars horror legend Boris Karloff, who both narrates and voices the memorable green grouch.
    — Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Guy Pearce plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the eternally spiteful and selfish grouch whose misdeeds against his workers and even their families are no longer inferred.
    — Hunter Ingram, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story about a green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Yep, everyone's favorite green grouch is apparently inspiring a lot of beauty looks, and TBH, some of them are definitely worth copying.
    — De Elizabeth, Allure, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Eagle River Nature Center staff have worked hard to create hundreds of ice luminarias as well, making this evening party something to brighten up even the grinchiest grouch.
    — Erin Kirkland, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Previously known as a visionary coach in possession of more championship rings than fingers, Jackson spent his return to Gotham reimagining himself as an aging grouch who waxed wistful for a more artful and earthbound game.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 28 June 2017
  • The new musical comedy show will star a frazzled leader, ambitious lieutenant, playful maverick, cranky grouch and quirky problem solver, according to the Disney Auditions website.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The new arrival to the town, Sam Cooper (Alfred Molina) is a curmudgeonly grouch with a heart of gold, consumed with grief over his late wife, Lily (Jane Kaczmarek).
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The Grinch, a furious grouch living on the outskirts of Whoville, decides to ruin the holiday by posing as Santa Claus and stealing everyone’s presents, decorations, and feasts.
    — EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024

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