sullen

Example Sentences

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He said the teenager came across as an "unremarkable, sullen, untalkative, gawky teenage boy" during their sessions together.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Those sullen teens trailing their parents toward the taco truck—why the hooded sweatshirts in 84-degree heat and 72-percent humidity?

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

Unlike so many queer films of the time, Lee’s movie was not a sullen documentary, nor was it about HIV/AIDS or gay people who get killed or turn out to be murderers themselves.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Addressing a sullen final day of negotiations, the WHO chief insisted, “This is not a failure.”

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Charles, in the office, was sullen and uncommunicative.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt