sullenly
Example Sentences
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They regard each other sullenly, like children forced into introductions by their parents.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2023
I've been hurt by starters that would never become sufficiently foamy, by doughs that sullenly refused to rise, by boules that baked into oversized hockey pucks.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2023
In his bathroom brooding raptors hooded like hangmen shifted sullenly upon their perches.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Everyone knew that the fifth-round pick had bounce, but as he sat sullenly after the play, the question was: Could he bounce back?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
For years I had sullenly watched Elizabeth being pursued by a series of dull nitwits.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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