as in hostility
informal
unfair criticism that comes from someone who is disappointed about not getting something
His remarks are nothing but sour grapes.
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Recent Examples of sour grapes
But hopefully sour grapes will be the extent of Russia’s reactions.
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024
California Civil rights history — in Orange County Dec. 3, 2010
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Mecole Hardman providing the juice, albeit squeezed from sour grapes.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024
The backlash is a case of sour grapes, Imamoglu says.
—Ayla Jean Yackley, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2019
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024
California Civil rights history — in Orange County Dec. 3, 2010
Their rage might come off as historical sour grapes, but the Mendez et al fiasco touches on an important point.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Mecole Hardman providing the juice, albeit squeezed from sour grapes.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024
The backlash is a case of sour grapes, Imamoglu says.
—Ayla Jean Yackley, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2019
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“Sour grapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sour%20grapes. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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