sulked
Example Sentences
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Some 17-year-olds might have sulked at the prospect of swapping the glamour of the Premier League for games against Grimsby and Peterborough.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Early in 1779, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sulked back to Salzburg, Austria, having failed to land a permanent job abroad.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Bryant could have sulked on the sideline that night.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Little Man never acted out; he never sulked or stormed off in frustration.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022
She threw herself on the bed she kept parked in the corner and sulked for a while before picking up the chipped telephone and calling someone in her native land.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
