sour grapes
plural noun
: disparagement of something that has proven unattainable
his criticisms are just sour grapes
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And listen, the government has a select few people who have some type of sour grapes about things that went on, really in their own lives, frankly.
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
There’s no trace of the Hepburn-Streisand sour grapes saga.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
But hopefully sour grapes will be the extent of Russia’s reactions.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024
California Civil rights history — in Orange County Dec. 3, 2010
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
There’s no trace of the Hepburn-Streisand sour grapes saga.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
But hopefully sour grapes will be the extent of Russia’s reactions.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024
California Civil rights history — in Orange County Dec. 3, 2010
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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“Sour grapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20grapes. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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