irascibility in a sentence
Examples
- In his new incarnation, Knight so far has shown a slightly softer side, while maintaining the irascibility.
- In his private life, Wilder was abrasive and exuberant, with an impish face and an impertinent irascibility.
- Griffin's irascibility frequently led to conflict with his superiors, but his leadership abilities brought steady promotion.
- Selleck gained a reputation for directness and efficiency, characteristics which were sometimes interpreted as irascibility by council staff.
- Martin Landau is simply wonderful as Lugosi, combining the old ham's irascibility and neediness into something wholly poignant.
- At the Garden, Anthony Mason is a folk hero for the irascibility he brought to the Knicks in the 1990s.
- Stephen, annoyed by the professor's irascibility and refusal to talk about his own past, works on Mashkan too.
- They like to poke fun at his irascibility and penchant, at 67, for romantic pursuits of women half his age.
- He was a fiery competitor and a brilliant player with natural talent, whose achievements may have been obscured by his irascibility.
- That the Regents kept him on as Secretary despite his chronic irascibility for 15 years is a testament to what he did accomplish.