Wondering how to use Ornery in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as cantankerous or crotchety.
Ornery in a sentence
Ornery meaning
- Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
- Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing.
- Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.
Synonyms of Ornery
Using Ornery
- The main meaning on this page is: Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous. | Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing. | Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.
- Useful related words include: cantankerous, crotchety, ill-natured.
- In the example corpus, ornery often appears in combinations such as: of ornery.
Context around Ornery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ornery
- In this selection, "ornery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, untruthful, sometimes, winter, matriarch, days and swans stand out and add context to how "ornery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include angrier and ornery so i and as an ornery matriarch in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ornery" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ornery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But they certainly are ornery. (5 words)
Well, Ange has been ornery with the media, at times, this season. (12 words)
As she got older, she was angrier and ornery, so I withdrew. (12 words)
At the time, some NHL talent hawks wondered if Pastrnak’s razzle-dazzle would be doused in North America when he started having to take the ice against ornery defencemen from Saskatchewan. (32 words)
Though he could be stubborn, some might even say ornery, his big heart and loving nature were endearing, making him a welcome addition to any gathering of friends or family. (30 words)
Those elements paint the picture of a mean-as-the-dickens character as ornery as anything from the imagination of one Reed’s favorite songwriter peers, Jim Croce. (28 words)
Example sentences (13)
But they certainly are ornery.
I know there are people in our workplaces who are disagreeable, untruthful, ornery or unethical.
Jean Renoir cast her as an ornery matriarch in his 1945 American classic "The Southerner," which I find earthier and less preachy than Ford's movie.
Quesada said she had surprise him at times with funny little stories “about her more ornery days”.
The Hamptons flamingo has managed to establish friendly relations with some longtime residents of Georgica Pond — a flock of sometimes ornery swans.
Well, Ange has been ornery with the media, at times, this season.
For winter, Ornery is adding three fire pits out back along with Adirondack-style chairs.
A strain of ornery individualism often led people to leave their more settled homes elsewhere and voyage to America.
Those elements paint the picture of a mean-as-the-dickens character as ornery as anything from the imagination of one Reed’s favorite songwriter peers, Jim Croce.
As she got older, she was angrier and ornery, so I withdrew.
At the time, some NHL talent hawks wondered if Pastrnak’s razzle-dazzle would be doused in North America when he started having to take the ice against ornery defencemen from Saskatchewan.
Though he could be stubborn, some might even say ornery, his big heart and loving nature were endearing, making him a welcome addition to any gathering of friends or family.
No one has the inside track on which of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of ornery, obstreperous, unkempt bands might next appeal to the mall-walking millions".
Common combinations with ornery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of ornery 2×