hangdog

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There are many scenes where Robinson abandons his jittery schtick to allow Ron’s frustration and hangdog fatigue with his life to guide them, anchoring the absurdity in Robinson’s naturalistic charm.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

Finn Russell looked hangdog - and that takes some doing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

And again, Sandler channels a hangdog torpor, almost a melancholic air, in a performance that bristles with comic realism.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Or do they call you ‘Snitch’?” “1 just go by ‘Floyd,’” Wells repeated, rather hangdog.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote