And he was good enough to win the Open,' I said and tried not to sound peevish because she knew the quote.

"It happened like I told you," Carnes stated, sounding peevish now.

Even to his own ears, his voice sounded peevish.

She sounded peevish, what with the morning's unpleasant excitement and the rush to pack and say goodbye.

She sounded peevish, like an adult trying to control unruly children.

After what seemed a moderate eternity the copilot an-swered, sounding very distant and rather peevish.

To her own ears she sounded peevish.

Helder sounded peevish; he seemed suddenly tired too, he spoke with great effort.

As she entered Control, Houk's voice on the intercom sounded peevish.

Zahag hadn't sounded peevish or even sneering when he put the distance in terms Cashel could understand.