moody
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Two years ago, Sugar began as a stylish and moody homage to the black-and-white films of the 1940s and ’50s.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Over the past few years, however, he has become moody and unwilling to help her.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
They cast a dim but moody light throughout the staircase, ending with an ornate mirror at the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Other fans sought out the BBC Introducing Stage to shelter in the shade and listen to emerging acts like Lanarkshire quintet Tanzana and their moody, atmospheric rock.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
What a strange and moody creature this is, she thought.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
"He's moodier," she says, adding he spends more time playing video games than before.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
“Midnights,” from 2022, was a little moodier than 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was a little wordier than its predecessor, but both operated within a relatively narrow template.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
This version of carrot cake is darker, denser, a little moodier.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
There’s also a moodier side to him that you get peeks of in his stand-up but that probably deserves fuller expression.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Besides, the navigator has been moodier than usual.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
He works through his grandfather’s illness and eventual demise on “God Laughs,” the moodiest and most haunting song of the project.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
The album, their third and moodiest, was a distinct, post-punk swerve away from the hip-hop and breakbeat culture they had championed in Bristol.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2019
Is it any wonder that the soundtrack of some of my moodiest college days was the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, with its sad and wintry string variations?
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
Chugging guitars set the tone for the rest of the album, which is their moodiest and most energetic since the reunion with Sprout.
From Time ● Feb. 21, 2014
Still, the idea would return; and he was at his moodiest when the door opened and a familiar voice said: “Ah! there you are.”
From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by Smith, A. Monro
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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