sulks

Example Sentences

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"All players want to play, it's normal, it's what makes us happy. I have team-mates who want to play too, but no one sulks," Griezmann told reporters.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Ramón de Ocampo, who plays Hamlet, broods and sulks as any Hamlet must.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022

On slave ships, captives frequently died from "the sulks."

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2022

There is a poignant depiction of a timeout: A redhead with pigtails sulks on a stool, tiny against a background of solid black.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

How can you celebrate your birthday when you’ve got the sulks, how can you accept gifts from people you won’t even talk to?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank