hangdog

Example Sentences

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“The Lowdown” tames Lee’s mania for his cause through the barely obscured current of hangdog defeat weakly powering his personal life.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Once he starts singing his own material, he becomes a bona fide rock star — a moody Elvis who straddles rock, country, folk and pop with a hangdog bravura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

“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

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

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov