hangdog
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Dressed in a blue blazer, Mr Cohen had ditched the tie but kept his signature hangdog expression and thick Long Island accent.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
He has a flair for deadpan sarcasm and cynicism, a great hangdog expression, and you get him to sing in one scene.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023
The hangdog expression he habitually wears he describes as “resting dead wife face.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Many fans often pointed out Ms. Presley’s resemblance to her father, including the same full lips and hangdog eyes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Nor did Dr. Bogert’s sleek paleness abandon a certain hangdog attitude.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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