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Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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The reporters are grumpy, but the ruse works, and (Sean Murray) and Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) scurry across the upstairs hallway carrying roughly 200 pounds of literally dead weight.
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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'Goosebumps' (2015)
R.L. Stine's beloved series of kids horror books was the inspiration behind this rousing adventure where a couple of teens face a host of unleashed creepers, with an evil dummy and Jack Black channeling Stine as a grumpy literary dad.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Fickle Venus, ruler of attraction, is feeling grumpy about the future, but Mercury and Mars boost your powers of communication and motivation for progress.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
And so, a process began of training an occasionally grumpy old elephant to step willingly into a large metal transport container that would be loaded onto a truck.
—Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Where to watch: Apple TV and video on demand
'Goosebumps' (2015)
R.L. Stine's beloved series of kids horror books was the inspiration behind this rousing adventure where a couple of teens face a host of unleashed creepers, with an evil dummy and Jack Black channeling Stine as a grumpy literary dad.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Fickle Venus, ruler of attraction, is feeling grumpy about the future, but Mercury and Mars boost your powers of communication and motivation for progress.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
And so, a process began of training an occasionally grumpy old elephant to step willingly into a large metal transport container that would be loaded onto a truck.
—Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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