Sentence examples for a selfish grumpy from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a selfish grumpy" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be missing a noun after "grumpy" to make it a complete description.
Example: "He is a selfish, grumpy person who never shares."
Alternatives: "a selfish curmudgeon" or "a self-centered grouch."

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She was a selfish grumpy old woman.

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"It's a selfish thing," she said.

A Selfish opportunists.

If they're simply difficult, grumpy or selfish in the way male characters are, they provoke outrage and astonishment in the way male characters never do (hello, Lena Dunham).

A Christmas Carol is about a grumpy, selfish, melancholy old man called Scrooge who believes homeless people should go to prison or into workhouses.

"A selfish man.

What a selfish, narcissistic creep!

Was that a selfish decision?

You're a selfish monster.

He supplies a selfish motive.

The 'selfish giant' of my film is a selfish ideology.

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