How to Use petulance in a Sentence

petulance

noun

• I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue.
• The loser was Joe Biden, who struck the odd note of petulance.
  — J.e.f. | Washington, The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
• But a few months later, the mighty gate showed signs of petulance.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022
• And at the root of many of his conflicts with the buying public is his petulance and very thin skin.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
• Now Ina thought of Agata, Marek’s mother, of her woe and petulance.
  — Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
• This petulance was all of a piece with how Trump behaved during the campaign.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2017
• His mad, blubbery petulance isn’t working for him but against him.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 27 July 2017
• But part of the answer is that his petulance and narcissism are boundless.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2020
• The above posts do veer into the ad hominem territory and express a lot of petulance.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2010
• Wilson will bring similar artistry to Homer’s other great epic, the story of Achilles’ doomed petulance in the 10th year of the Trojan War.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
• Dembélé also scored in the demolition of Julen Lopetegui's side, but his petulance at the end of the match has cost Ernesto Valverde dearly.
  — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
• At best, cancel culture is a kind of chronic petulance.
  — WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
• There was a general petulance to his display, and that is a major concern for Brazil.
  — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 22 June 2018
• As for petulance, rape, murder, and kidnapping will do that.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Or the real Spicer throwing the real lectern at somebody in a fit of what can seem reflexive petulance?
  — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 8 Feb. 2017
• The Suns invested too much (four years, $132.9 million) for petulance at playoff time.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• Even worse, Newton didn't ignore the neckwear mandate out of petulance.
  — Scott Christian, Esquire, 5 Dec. 2016
• Call it petulance with precision and a lot of his contemporaries can take a few pointers from him.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Pundits on the left are fond of reminding us of how Trump storms and fulminates, the White House itself unable to contain his petulance and rage.
  — Fred Turner, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
• But the delay did represent perhaps the most perplexing one, based less on proof than petulance.
  — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2020
• And there’s indeed a petulance, and an inside-jokiness, to the Voidz’s experimental world, as well as to White’s.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2018
• Such petulance is beneath the office of mayor and an insult to all New Orleanians.
  — NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• But Kline has Baumbach’s nose for bourgeois cultural tourism and his ear for the artist’s particular mix of petulance and self-regard.
  — Vulture, 25 May 2022
• Whatever the merits of each approach, the petulance and the lack of coördination confused New Yorkers, and sent a portion of them into a rage.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
• The men are stuck with the least developed parts across the board, especially Antonio and Mateo, who both show up pouting and remain in a state of low-key petulance for two hours.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2022
• And Winbush’s disengagement from her colleagues, amid many of her own mistakes, winds up in a relatable sort of petulance.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 July 2023
• Props to Bob Jones for supporting his driver and having a sense of humor about his occasional petulance.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2017
• No team wants to appear to be seen placating the petulance of a frustrated player by showering him with millions of dollars.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2020
• Trump brings petulance in 140-character tweets night after night, or sometimes at dusk or dawn, rising up against his enemies.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• Did Santos, who has coached Ronaldo and Portugal for eight years, overreact to his captain’s petulance?
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024