Examples of petulance in a Sentence
I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue.
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But the nearly invisible surveillance-style approach to capturing the survivalists seems to help both them and their pit crews (who must live and sleep at HQ) forget that they will be broadcast on national TV, allowing for some raw moments of petulance, fear, and questionable choices.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
And Monday night’s show of frustration and occasional petulance at Stamford Bridge was precisely the kind of example Pereira does not need from a player supposed to set an example for others to follow.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Oh, the petulance, the bristling, the gnashing of teeth.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
The sense of entitlement and petulance on display is staggering.
—Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
And Monday night’s show of frustration and occasional petulance at Stamford Bridge was precisely the kind of example Pereira does not need from a player supposed to set an example for others to follow.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Oh, the petulance, the bristling, the gnashing of teeth.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
The sense of entitlement and petulance on display is staggering.
—Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for petulance
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“Petulance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petulance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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petulance
noun
pet·u·lance
ˈpech-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being petulant
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