morosely

Example Sentences

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At a briefing in the Tri-Cities, doctors were reduced to morosely begging their community to get vaccinated — to no apparent avail.

From Seattle Times

Three weeks of near constant rain have worn people down and they morosely splash through shallow puddles and struggle with their umbrellas against the wind.

From The Guardian

During the 24 hours covered in the play’s 90 minutes — each hour set off like a chapter — they work resentfully, sleep fitfully and, in between, live morosely.

From New York Times

I had morosely waved off my original plans for a celebratory, first female president night out, but late in the day my family talked me into burgers and fries at the bar down the street.

From Salon

“I feel lonely without him,” Bahadur said Sunday, sitting morosely in the family’s home and trying to console their mother, who was weeping in a corner.

From Washington Post