Sentences with phrase «repugnant harpies»

Yet when Barney's grown son, Michael, describes him as «a miserable ungrateful prick,» it seems a tad harsh given the preceding material, in which Barney's affection for, and jealousy over, Miriam seems born from genuine affection, not to mention the depiction of his previous two spouses as shrill, repugnant harpies.