sullenness

Example Sentences

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Monroe, with a sort of placid sullenness, is the eye of the storm amid these colorful characters, including her hard-charging boss Carter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Maybe his family is frustrated by his grouchiness and poor interpersonal communication skills, at least based on his laconic sullenness with the doctor.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022

In terms of obvious atmospheric menace, or even mere meteorological sullenness, Friday seemed to deserve at least a pass.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

Frank becomes the child's de facto teacher, assigning a book report, and Kirsten, who performs tween sullenness to perfection, approaches remote learning with the same eye-rolling enthusiasm as my child.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

I liked him immensely, his sullenness, his corpselike color, except when he was lodged in a good mood, when he became overbearing and megalomaniacal.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee