irascible

In a sentence

Six example sentences with irascible, each labelled with its topic.

• The irascible head chef flung a whole tray of scallops away because two of them had browned unevenly.

  Cooking

• The film's irascible retired detective barks at neighbors, slams doors, and softens only when his granddaughter visits on Sundays.

  Movies

• Rehearsals with the irascible conductor stopped every eight bars, and by noon the second violins had stopped making eye contact.

  Music

• The irascible coach earned two technical fouls before halftime, shouting at officials over calls that replay later confirmed.

  Basketball

• The novel's irascible grandfather snaps at every visitor, yet the chapters told from his view are the gentlest in the book.

  Literature

• The irascible founder fired his assistant over a misplaced comma, then hired her back before the end of the afternoon.

  Business

Found in these word lists

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More GMAT words

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