hangdog

Example Sentences

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Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s hangdog former lawyer, is a key witness in the Manhattan district attorney’s case.

From New York Times

And again, Sandler channels a hangdog torpor, almost a melancholic air, in a performance that bristles with comic realism.

From New York Times

Another slip here is the casting of Effros in the lead role of Martin, a hangdog techie who travels from New York to Cape Cod to settle the estate of his late, estranged dad, Kenneth.

From Los Angeles Times

Does his hangdog demeanor cover up an essential dishonesty?

From New York Times

Mattfeld’s head dipped into a slight hangdog bow, and her eyes went dead.

From New York Times