How to Use irascible in a Sentence

irascible

adjective

• He has an irascible disposition.
• 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, 28 June 2017
• 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
• 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
• The irascible David, 76, in Boston for a live performance this week, got up and left with a few minutes to go, before Hurley did empty his bench.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Others have been even more explicit in their definition of Trump’s goal for the event, which is to downplay the irascible and explosive leader that Biden describes.
  — Marianne Levine, Washington Post, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024