sulky
Example Sentences
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It's a good thing for Manchester United that 'Old Sulky Pants', Cristiano Ronaldo, will not be involved after throwing his toys out of the pram against Spurs.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2022
Now, it was only Gaines and Kodi in the apartment on Sulky Court, and an increasing number — eventually dozens — of tactical, hostage negotiation and patrol officers outside.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2016
Sulky, petulant, wary — all these initially seem true of Barbara, so much so that you may forget that this unflattering, condescending characterization has been made by a Stasi operative.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012
But in the case of Sulky Batman 3.0, it's way too po-faced.
From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012
But now Sulky had been absent some weeks, and we had given him up entirely, persuaded that he must have perished with cold and starvation.
From Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest by Kinzie, Juliette Augusta Magill
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