morosely

Example Sentences

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Sal stews morosely amid bursts of threatening belligerence that Sonny tries to tamp down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A TV set broadcast the gridiron action from one end of the venue while at the other end the band sat morosely, doubting they could compete for attention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Still, throughout the series, one of the recurring visual motifs for this character has been water: Kendall sinking morosely into a bathtub; Kendall falling face down into a pool; and so on.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

At a briefing in the Tri-Cities, doctors were reduced to morosely begging their community to get vaccinated — to no apparent avail.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2021

Camilla took an apple from a bowl on the counter and sat in the windowsill, eating it morosely and looking down at the street below.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt