brood

Example Sentences

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They are forever setting on nests hatching out chicks, brooding and clucking and attacking anything that comes close.

From Literature

"The mood is almost brooding. There is a deep sense of betrayal from the Americans. And less trust in the Europeans. And now all this distraction. It's not great."

From BBC

When I came back, Oliver was sitting in a booth by the window, brooding as he stared at the table.

From Literature

When I would wake up, I would brood over it, and Dr. Kane has said to me more than once, “Maggie, I see that the vampire is over you still.”

From Literature

He was awkward, brooding and uneasy outside his eccentric family.

From The Wall Street Journal