sulky
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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
In the US, New Zealand and other parts of the world sulky racing is much more organised and competitors use special tracks.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023
The door opened as he spoke and Donovan, with a smothered curse, clicked the visor to, and turned a sulky back upon Cutie.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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