mousy

Example Sentences

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Trying to dismiss them, Creon asks in a mousy voice, “Do I need to . . . tip you?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Eisenberg’s mousy David is as well-acted as Culkin’s crank.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

She becomes an object of fascination for Thomasin McKenzie’s mousy Eileen when she glides into the dreary juvenile detention center where they both work one winter, in Massachusetts 1964.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

He is a little man with mousy hair and misaligned pupils.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr