sullen
Example Sentences
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She immediately picks up that something isn’t right between a mother who has come in with her sullen adolescent son.
From Los Angeles Times
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
After a pause, he returns to his usual sullen pitch and adds, “Well, the next generation tells time on their phones, so I figured no one was gonna miss this one.”
From Salon
There is immense depth behind her sparkling eyes, which she can turn sullen in a second.
From Salon
The Labour front bench looked slumped, slouched and sullen today - the realities of government still proving heavy after less than six months in office.
From BBC
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