sulky

Example Sentences

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No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Instead, America was treated to a series of photos of him looking like a sulky child in court, accompanied by reports that he acted like a fidgeting, impatient toddler throughout the proceedings.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

Dr. Ash clearly doesn’t take his son’s career seriously, and in just a few days Jed seems to regress to a kind of sulky adolescence.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

One activity that is an immense source of pride for the young men and women living on estates like Moyross is so-called sulky racing.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

Lyra was too sulky even to ask why she was having to wash and dress, and no grownup ever gave reasons of their own accord.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman