sour-grapes

No one thought Richard Nixon — a far less personable commodity than Palin — would come back either after his sour-grapes “last press conference” of 1962.

Sunday Reading 2009

But the Democratic effort to go after NASCAR funding strikes many as a gratuitous cultural statement by sour-grapes liberals who used to be only too happy to curry favor with fans of the sport.

Dems Ditch NASCAR John Fund 2011

For just once – can any of you Repugs just swallow your juvenile sour-grapes attitude and say or do something CONSTRUCTIVE??!

Top House Republican slams Obama over stimulus, jobs 2009

Performance-enhancing drugs are a sad reality in the business of sports, and finger-pointing, sour-grapes accusations, tell-all memoirs and congressional hearings aren't going to stop the practice.

Enjoy Cycling, the Sport Is Hard on Illicit Drug Use 2010

Mr. Yousuf's sour-grapes rejoinder was a temporary retirement from the game.

Pakistan's Cricketers Dismissed for a Duck Richard Lord 2010

With the exception of the author, who will cash in on a film version, it seems clear to us that it does no one any good to see people slammed and stereotyped with the sour-grapes recollections of their former associates.

In Your Face(book) Glenn Altschuler 2010

With the exception of the author, who will cash in on a film version, it seems clear to us that it does no one any good to see people slammed and stereotyped with the sour-grapes recollections of their former associates.

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler: In Your Face(book) 2010

He has suggested that some of the opposition is a sour-grapes effort by aerospace contractors who wanted a second shot at rich contracts.

VSE Upgrade Update - NASA Watch 2008

Mr. Yousuf's sour-grapes rejoinder was a temporary retirement from the game.

Pakistan's Cricketers Dismissed for a Duck Richard Lord 2010

Mr. Yousuf's sour-grapes rejoinder was a temporary retirement from the game.

Pakistan's Cricketers Dismissed for a Duck Richard Lord 2010