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hangdog look

noun as in long face

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Example Sentences

Edward slouched up alongside of me presently, with a hangdog look on him, as if he had been caught stealing jam.

Jake's hangdog look showed that to be true, although he still maintained his obstinate silence.

Charity caught the heartsick, hangdog look in his eyes, and she forbore to slice Kedzie up with sarcasm.

David had shrunk back into the corner, with a white hangdog look, and said nothing.

With a sickening, hangdog look Joe mumbled something and rode after his master.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hangdog look, such as: black look, dejected look, face as long as a fiddle, frown, gloom, and glumness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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