pout
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Lady Beckham's pout became her defining look in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Yes, the heart-shaped lips and resting pout do some heavy lifting to pull off the baseball-loving mama’s boy, but Butler’s authenticity is irrefutable.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
Never once did he drag or pout or complain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
But Balcer refused to fold or let the fan base pout.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
I refuse to retrieve the pouches, pout, go to bed, stare at the photograph of a real papaya tree, wonder if I’ll ever taste sweet, tender, orange flesh again.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
“It’s so hard being a woman in 1973,” she pouts, still sprawled.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
"I can't endure the sound of laughter before noon," she pouts perfectly.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
He’s also freaked out when I want to go on a bike ride or to take a walk on the beach by myself, or even gets mad or pouts when I haven’t made dinner yet.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2020
Avery pouts at the selection but Jenny reminds her, “‘My Little Pony’ is for weekends and vacations.”
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020
Magdalys wasn’t that close with most of them, but she’d come to rely on their faces, their smiles and pouts and quirks and annoyances, as part of her daily life.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
According to NBC News, he whined "no one is defending me" and pouted over the fact that there wasn't a big crowd of protesters outside.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
I bought her a gift like I did Lana and Sophie, but once I gave Lana the gift card, she whined and pouted.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
As the studio audience erupted in applause, the former “American Idol” winner pouted her lips, grabbed a tissue and wiped her eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
So I responded as a typical teenager: I pouted, with my arms crossed, stubbornly refusing to enjoy it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
After dinner, I pouted alone in my room, waiting for the right time to leave.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Putting flowers on Aunt May’s grave each day and pouting when MJ is finally like “Thanks for saying you love me . . . I don’t know you.”
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
With the bases loaded, I was still pouting when the batter drilled the ball deep to right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
I had snapped a photo earlier in which he appeared to be pouting.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
It’s that time of year again, when Dodgers fans will be pouting and moaning about “only” winning the division title, and how disgraceful it will be if they fail to win the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
“We don’t want to know anything,” objected the captain, pouting out his thick lips.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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