mope
Example Sentences
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The alternative is to mope and boo and there's no future in that.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
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
She was still doing a job she fought to get to, and wasn’t the type to mope while still employed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024
“I didn’t sit around and mope all day. I trusted coach. I trusted him all the way and I’m still with him. And five years later, I’m still here.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023
“You’ll look like an idiot either way. Matt, she’ll rip the sweetness out of you, right through your rib cage. You’ll never be able to squeeze it back in there. Look at him mope now.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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