: a person easily angered or disgruntled
Examples of sorehead in a Sentence
Just because you lost, don't be a sorehead!
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In more modern times, before Trump, the most inflamed political sorehead also pulled off the most impressive political comeback.
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Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought perhaps the golden age of the sorehead.
—Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought perhaps the golden age of the sorehead.
—Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021
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“Sorehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorehead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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sorehead
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