Use of peevish in Sentences. 26 Examples

The examples include peevish at the start of sentence, peevish at the end of sentence and peevish in the middle of sentence

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peevish at the end of sentence


  1. Unreasonably irritable or ill - tempered; peevish.
  2. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.
  3. But a week before the examination he became restless and peevish.

peevish in the middle of sentence


  1. I have a peevish brother.
  2. She was peevish when she said that.
  3. Sebastian was a sickly, peevish child.
  4. The child is never peevish unless sick.
  5. We don't want to live with peevish person.
  6. Not to be peevish, or morose, or suspicious.
  7. Sneezes at evening, poking the peevish gutter.
  8. The kids were peevish after so long in the car.
  9. The whole team was peevish after losing the game.
  10. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
  11. She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
  12. All this makes Stephen fretful and peevish as well it might.
  13. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
  14. He has grown peevish and fallen off from what he used to be.
  15. Injustice had made her peevish , and misery had made her ugly.
  16. They were opionative, peevish, covetous, porase, vain, talkative.
  17. Prithee , darlingmost! - court me rather than the peevish prolix.
  18. When he tries to sound fiercer he sometimes sounds peevish or wheedling.
  19. She had introduced herself in rather a peevish voice as Gladys someone-or-other.
  20. They were peevish , crusty, silent, eying nothing in particular and moving their feet.
  21. Come over, you peevish girl! " said my husband walking out into the yard with a blow dryer."
  22. After peevish[2] years cast as China's underperforming neighbour, the huntress is now in hot pursuit.
  23. Why must you be so tight and controlled and peevish about riding in a taxi or getting mugged or something?

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