It requires some new kind of orneriness to take Che's famous image. From Wordnik.com. [New York Press] Reference
Maybe not strength so much as a snarling orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [My visit to the "Bone Yard" and the choice.] Reference
Dad is a little bit awesome in his orneriness. last - next. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
KING: If it's 5-4, though, does that continue the orneriness?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Will a Supreme Court Decision Be the Most Important Vote of Election 2000? - December 1, 2000] Reference
My orneriness paid off, because after a while the aversion eased. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
I don't know if it was a lack of talent or just plain orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
I gave myself a 10 - out of sheer orneriness more than anything else. From Wordnik.com. [Der Zahnarzt] Reference
Grandma Wentworth, who alone understood its miserable, petty orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
As president of the debate team, he developed a reputation for orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Fort Sumner] Reference
She had her own hands full, what with Daddy's emphysema and general orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Jesus Wept] Reference
No reason for anyone to want him dead, Brot summed up, other than sheer generalized orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
The power of his mind, his discipline, and his orneriness did not make him easily approachable. From Wordnik.com. [Sam’s Club: The Huntingdon Eulogies « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred] Reference
I never know contestants will be evaluatued on humpiness, eyelash length and general orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » My humps, my humps, my lovely [camel] lumps] Reference
And you know, when people are forced to choose, they often pick against, out of sheer orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [More Identifying as Taiwanese] Reference
But his orneriness was not bad temper, rather the tip of the massive iceberg that was his courage. From Wordnik.com. [Sam’s Club: The Huntingdon Eulogies « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred] Reference
He said if you took away most of Tami's orneriness and stubbornness, you'd end up with Miko Hamamoto. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Case]
Her decision to fly in the face of convention and describe her diary as a "journal" is probably just orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
She realized some of what Joan had taken for orneriness earlier had been her knee-jerk attempt to kid him out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
I had once assumed that age, orneriness or hearing loss would immunize most of the over-60 population against cell phones. From Wordnik.com. [A CELL PHONE? NEVER FOR ME.] Reference
Who was the other main guest celebrating Broder's orneriness, independence, and determination to keep his distance from government?. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Schwarz: David Broder Angrily Denounces People Named David Broder; "Journalism Is Being Destroyed By These Horrible Broders," Says Broder] Reference
It was an ignominious but abrupt finale for an 85-year-old company that had fostered a unique combination of orneriness and magnanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Bear's Final Moment:] Reference
"They just do it for orneriness, I guess," said Patsy. From Wordnik.com. [KING - Home] Reference
A little orneriness bubbling up underneath the smiles. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He never wanted to bother with badgers because of their orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
"It's just plain orneriness," says Laurie's parks and events coordinator. From Wordnik.com. [Riverfront Times | Complete Issue] Reference
Our stubborn pride, tinted with orneriness, to exalt and protect what we have. From Wordnik.com. [The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds] Reference
Oh, Pete comes by his orneriness honestly enough. ". From Wordnik.com. [Hiram the Young Farmer] Reference
Now with all these guys, there’s an innate orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Taimyr – Linear or Nonlinear? « Climate Audit] Reference
"I felt I ought to do something to make up for my husband's orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Come The Spring]
I felt I ought to do something to make up for my husband’s orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Come the Spring] Reference
Well, Cleveland’s popularity was oddly tied to his Victorian orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Historical Sex Scandals] Reference
"Right: Skepticism, mockery and just plain orneriness were rolled into the one word. From Wordnik.com. [A Ring And A Promise]
And it's out of complete orneriness. From Wordnik.com. [Of a Joy Which Can't Be Words*] Reference
Probably her orneriness I would think. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2003] Reference
By sheer orneriness I didn't leave. From Wordnik.com. [Quaker Ranter Martin Kelley] Reference
McGinley has the orneriness down just right. From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
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