petulance

IPA: pˈɛtʃʌɫʌns

Examples of "petulance" in Sentences

I mean, I’m sympathetic, but petulance is not an excuse here.
That candidate wasn't establishment by any means, but the petulance is the same.
Of course, a healthy dose of petulance is is one of the hallmarks of polemics (to say nothing of talk show hosts), right?
Or did we perhaps witness a cheeky acknowledgement by the show's writing team that Tommy needs some character traits -- other than sterility and petulance, that is -- pronto?
SCHULZ: In what can only be characterized as petulance the Bush administration vented its displeasure with France for its opposition to military action in Iraq by opposing an increase in the level of the French-led U.N. peacekeeping effort in Ivory Coast.