sullen

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Aug. 5, 2025

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 • Apr. 11, 2025

His mood was sullen, according to Meridith McGraw, author of Trump in Exile, an account of the former president’s time after leaving the White House.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

It was sullen with helpless fury at all the bad luck that had befallen them lately.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty