ornery in a sentence

Examples

1. They entered this divisional playoff game backpedaling, defensive and downright ornery.
2. They are, however, ornery and resilient, older but wiser.
3. Ornery children have found outlets; shy ones have found their voices.
4. Instead of being ornery, the Giants were happy Monday.
5. The feeble shots turn into outs and turn O'Neill ornery.
6. If being ornery helps, Ms . Rathbun will surely make it.
7. His first meeting with an emu showed how ornery they can be.
8. Dino Ciccarelli and Keith Primeau were two of their most ornery forwards.
9. Lots of puppets, most of them ornery and irreverent.
10. He describes himself as being " ornery " on occasion.