(1) He calls himself a grumpy old man in the book, maybe to discourage reviewers from using the expression against him.

(2) When we got to the end of the drive, he was a bit grumpy again, and then said I'd passed, despite a couple of minor faults.

(3) Read a selection of past interviews and you're left with a picture of a truculent, grumpy old curmudgeon.

(4) I'll just be miserable and grumpy here, all by myself, without any help from anyone else, thank you.

(5) There are plenty of negative reviews written by grumpy people about this film.

(6) I didn't even feel like going partying when my equally grumpy friends asked me to.

(7) If you think there's a hint of the grumpy old man there, you'd be right.

(8) She gets very hot and grumpy , sweats lots, dehydrates and needs to be fed more, etc.

(9) With it being Easter, you're likely to be feeling stuffed, tired or grumpy .

(10) Why wait upon grumpy old guests who don't appreciate those lovely locks all over their soup?

(11) Increasingly grumpy and queasy-looking, you wonder how long he can carry on.

(12) In spite of a couple of insanely grumpy reviews, this film is an utter charmer.

(13) I particularly enjoyed my encounter with the lighthouse's grumpy postmistress.

(14) Some news stories make me feel like a grumpy old man but I think I'm justified here.

(15) The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man.

(16) Far from from frumpy and grumpy , it seems many older men care about their appearance and have a positive outlook on life.

(17) Those are not aimed at anyone who reads this, and I'm honestly not as grumpy as I sound.

(18) I marked my return by getting the bout of sinusitis that made last week's entries so grumpy .

(19) Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought.

(20) For years, gift-givers have agonised over what to buy relations who happen to be grumpy teenage boys.