Example Sentences

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Psychiatrists and psychologists talk to us, shock us and above all, medicate us to lift us from our funks.

From Scientific American • Dec. 24, 2022

He watched two teammates bust out of funks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021

Sometimes, cooking funks arrive without warning — and they don't care whether you have a pantry full of groceries, or are having friends over in two hours, or are hungry literally right now.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2021

And hope that the learning curve hastens for the likes of Kelenic and White, while the struggling veterans find a way out of their collective funks.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2021

He felt deeply responsible for Eric, who could be cheerfully upbeat but could also grow morose and withdrawn and sometimes would sink into deep funks, not talking for days.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz