hangdog
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But that hangdog Villaraigosa was nowhere to be seen tonight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
A four-star review from The Telegraph praised McKellen, and said his performance "stirs the soul" as he plunges "from sackswilling, swaggering cheer to hangdog melancholy".
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
“Please, don’t make me talk so much,” he said recently, in a low register, his hangdog eyes pleading with the universe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
He has a flair for deadpan sarcasm and cynicism, a great hangdog expression, and you get him to sing in one scene.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023
The swineherd later on will take me down the port-side trail—a beggar, by my looks, hangdog and old.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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