moody

The typically chipper sixth-grader had grown moody and quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Or you could envelop yourself in Richard Kelly’s moody “Donnie Darko,” a teen drama touched by metaphysical doominess in which plane engines fall from the sky and death wears a rabbit costume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Though the dry pitch seemed good for batting, a moody morning sky convinced England captain Joe Root to field first and his new-look pace attack was outstanding once more.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The soft green remains in the primary bedroom, which also features moody fabrics, such as a tapestry hanging on the wall and heavy patterned curtains.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

As a youth, I am told, I was willful, self-absorbed, intermittently reckless, moody.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

"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

Based on the books of Ann Cleeves, whose work is also the basis for the even moodier, broodier series “Shetland,” “Vera” is a cerebral, as opposed to violent or troubling, crime drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 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

I would call wine the moodiest drink you could possibly imagine.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2015

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

"In the bathroom!" cried Uvo Delavoye, with the shock of laughter which was the refreshing finish of some of his moodiest fits.

From Witching Hill by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung