Sentence examples for peevish temper from inspiring English sources

Her misbehaviour "broke her mother's heart" and "hastened her death"; Jane's guilt over this event and: her peevish temper, preyed on her impaired constitution.

That sounds pretty peevish.

What a peevish bunch.

They get tired and peevish.

It was a peevish comment.

Bad temper?

LIONEL: Temper.

The Dixie Chicks have peevish detractors.

To send such peevish tokens to a king.

"But the peevish creatures will not bite".

He sounds even more peevish that usual.