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Six example sentences with cantankerous, each labelled with its topic.
Our cantankerous head chef sent back three plates, barked at the runner, and refused to speak to the pastry section.
Cooking
The film's cantankerous neighbor complains about every fence, sues the town twice, and softens only in the final scene.
Movies
Their cantankerous point guard argued with officials all night and snapped at a teammate who suggested a different play.
Basketball
The cantankerous narrator dismisses every neighbor within a page and starts arguing with the reader by chapter two.
Literature
The cantankerous conductor stopped the rehearsal nine times, quarreling with the oboes over a single held note.
Music
A cantankerous innkeeper refused to open the door after nine, argued about the rate, and grumbled through breakfast.
Travel
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