hangdog

Example Sentences

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“Please, don’t make me talk so much,” he said recently, in a low register, his hangdog eyes pleading with the universe.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Finn Russell looked hangdog - and that takes some doing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

In contrast, Walls' Kamal is the film's point guard, carrying the film with his dexterity as well as his deadpan and hangdog expressions.

From Salon • May 18, 2023

The hangdog expression he habitually wears he describes as “resting dead wife face.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Nor did Dr. Bogert’s sleek paleness abandon a certain hangdog attitude.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov