mope
Example Sentences
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He’s since apologized, saying, “I do town halls all around the world, and as you know, I mope sometimes.”
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
Why is it called “Uncle Vanya”? All the man does is mope, mope harder, try to do something other than moping, fail miserably and mope some more.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024
"There's no time to mope around. The senior players have got to get the whole squad together and go 'we've got six games to go here'."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024
According to the director, Roberts proceeded to mope through the casting process, which included readings with the likes of Russell Crowe, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024
“How sad for Feral. He was only worth one plum. Won’t he mope when we tell him.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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