hangdog

Example Sentences

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A four-star review from The Telegraph praised McKellen, and said his performance "stirs the soul" as he plunges "from sackswilling, swaggering cheer to hangdog melancholy".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

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

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

Muggles bustled past wearing the hangdog expressions of early morning, quite unconscious of the little inn’s existence.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling