sullen

Example Sentences

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In 1996, David Keating cast her as Cathleen, the boisterous mother to a sullen teenager played by Jared Leto in “The Last of the High Kings.”

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

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

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

Last Thursday, zookeepers noticed the usually playful and energetic bear became lethargic and sullen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

Across the street, sullen white counterdemonstrators took up positions.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson