morosely
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Shakespeare wrote of the seven ages of man, ending morosely, “sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
A TV set broadcast the gridiron action from one end of the venue while at the other end the band sat morosely, doubting they could compete for attention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
Still, throughout the series, one of the recurring visual motifs for this character has been water: Kendall sinking morosely into a bathtub; Kendall falling face down into a pool; and so on.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023
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 • Jul. 31, 2021
“You can feel it,” the sheriff said morosely.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Of Mice and Men
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