sullen
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The actress continued with the National Theatre for another two years including a performance as Mrs Sullen in the Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem in Los Angeles.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Sullen gray clouds occupy the sky, dispensing an apathetic drizzle.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2019
Sullen men sit with filthy dogs and beg.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2019
Sullen teenagers, Southern good old boys, arty urbanites, elite test pilots — all measured themselves by what their peers thought of them.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2018
Blank bordering on Sullen and when I looked over at Edmond he had the saddest expression on his face but when he saw I was looking he smiled.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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