sullen
Example Sentences
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The San Diego State locker room afterward wasn’t too sullen.
From Washington Post
Juicy’s the sullen outcast; he’s gay, emotionally aware, intellectual and not the embodiment of Black manhood that Rev expects him to be.
From New York Times
When Los Angeles last saw Clayton Kershaw, he was slowly dragging himself off the pitching mound on a sullen Friday night in October.
From Los Angeles Times
Her son — so often angry and sullen these days — seemed delighted to find so many things wrong with their new place.
From Seattle Times
All around the Tokyo Games, empty seats have provided a sullen, silent reminder that these unusual Olympics have been staged against the will of many in Japan, where the coronavirus pandemic is surging.
From Seattle Times
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