How to Use irascible in a Sentence

irascible

adjective
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  • The more the rest of the world complains, the more irascible China sounds.
    — The Economist, 24 May 2018
  • Berry was his irascible self during the filming of the film, Hail!
    — Jeff Slate, Esquire, 19 Mar. 2017
  • In a bizarre episode, the irascible Jones just walked off the field Aug. 3 following a contentious rep.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The fate of one irascible canine, however, spurs her to vie for a spot on the training team.
    — Robert Abele, latimes.com, 8 June 2017
  • So the brilliant, grumpy and irascible priest of old times is gone, and — with him — goes a priceless oral history of the blues and thousands of songs.
    — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 July 2018
  • For the irascible Greg, a column about grammar is a no-brainer.
    — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The old woman, whom Benji calls his Bubbe, has a brusque and irascible manner.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • This guy is erratic and difficult and irascible, and all of that is fun to play.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
  • She may be best known for the character of the irascible Ramona Quimby.
    — Kathy Laskowski, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • By that time, the Sixers were fully committed to The Process and a long rebuild, and irascible Philly fans had grown more patient.
    — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • This 6-episode Netflix docuseries is about the irascible, fearless reporter who went on TV, day after day, and railed against the mafia.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 26 July 2022
  • Trump has often seemed eager to move on from the Army three-star general, who has struggled to bond with his irascible boss.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Princeton was led by Carril, the school’s irascible, diminutive coach who passed away in August.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Rick is someone who has a great deal of irascible energy.
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • An irascible, down-on-his-luck coach is reluctantly put in charge of a ragtag team of misfits who can barely play the game.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
  • On paper, the irascible Thomas was the polar opposite of his protégé.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • In contrast to the mild, placid Allen, Mahaney is an irascible mountain man who could start an argument in an empty room.
    — Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • In contrast to the mild, placid Allen, Mahaney is an irascible mountain man who could start an argument in an empty room.
    — Smithsonian, 28 June 2017
  • Gabriella Fanuele is prickly and irascible as Jania, who works with the school’s special needs students.
    — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • That irascible, independent streak is part of what made him beloved and led to him receiving the nation’s top prize for humor.
    — Washington Post, 16 May 2017
  • Fans of the show remember Tarantina as Jackie, the irascible emcee at the Gaslight comedy club.
    — Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Not all of Reeves’ companions are irascible older white men.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Paul, on track to win a third term this year, has promised to investigate the origins of the pandemic, a pet issue for the irascible conservative.
    — Trish Turner, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Few expect the sometimes-irascible politician to sit by idly in a future Arce government.
    — Carlos Valdez and Joshua Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Jefferson claimed that under Adams’s crusty surface, the irascible Yankee was as warm and amiable as a person could be.
    — Gordon S. Wood, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The tone foreshadows what would surely be an irascible campaign if the answer to the question about whether DeSantis is running is yes.
    — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Jackson’s version of John Shaft was already distinct from Roundtree’s — more irascible, less smooth, more Jackson-y.
    — Jesse Hassenger, The Verge, 21 June 2019
  • Adapted from a 1990s tome, the film follows the long apprenticeship between a lonely bear and an irascible hermit.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Upstairs, in a quiet corner, Rupert Murdoch gave Ed Koch a ribbing, the irascible mayor — into his third term — cowed by a tabloid king still on his way up.
    — Jay Cheshes, Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2013
  • The girls, for instance, love to pretend to be a couple of irascible grannies, usually causing trouble for the people around them, but occasionally proving helpful.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024

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