broody
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The “La La Land” and “The Notebook” star, who is a noted musician as well, then took a seat behind a large black piano and donned dark sunglasses for the broody satire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Lucifer seemed likely to trounce broody hero Dream initially — until he asked, “What kills hope?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Every sneaker-staring, guitar-hugging kid with a broody set of love songs who wants to stand up and play, drifts into this city.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
Both are about female scientists who fall for, well, broody, emotionless science men.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022
“Whatever, Ms. Gifted-in-Everything. I’m going to check it out. Are you coming with, or are you going back to cower with the rest of the broody hens?”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Based on the books of Ann Cleeves, whose work is also the basis for the even moodier, broodier series “Shetland,” “Vera” is a cerebral, as opposed to violent or troubling, crime drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
But even so, some of the broodier sections failed to connect with a festival audience who just wanted to hear the hits.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023
When asked if "The Batman" will be a "darker, broodier" entry, Serkis said, "I would say that's not far from the truth."
From Salon ● May 10, 2020
“Treme,” created by the same team that made “The Wire,” is broodier than “Memphis Beat” and far more ambitious, but it is also a lot less focused and digestible.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2010
Strings, central to the album’s arrangements, swell sweetly, but the song’s dominant motif is a muted, desultory piano figure that suggests Cat Power at her broodiest.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2012
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