Examples of Surly in a Sentence

"Surly" in a Sentence: What is a good sentence for the word surly? Please find below our selected examples of "Surly" in a sentence.

As an adjective:
1. The surly customer refused to speak to the waitress.
2. His surly attitude made everyone uncomfortable at the party.
3. She gave a surly response when asked about her whereabouts.
4. The surly bouncer wouldn't let anyone into the club without proper identification.

As an adverb:
1. The man answered surly when asked about his whereabouts.
2. The employee spoke surly to the customer who was asking for a refund.

As a verb:
1. He surlied at me when I asked him to clean his room.
2. The toddler surlied when she didn't get her way.
3. The cat surlied as the vet tried to give it a shot.