sullenness
Example Sentences
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You may recall the bricks, the ball hogging, the sullenness, the selfishness, the complete lack of self-awareness from a bitter former MVP flailing against his declining skills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
His experiments don’t celebrate the technology, but demonstrate its shortcomings and sullenness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Macfadyen's Darcy seems more innocent, younger and perhaps with that trademark Darcy's sullenness because of shyness more than a sense of superiority.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 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
His sullenness left him as he fried the bacon.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
