hangdog

Example Sentences

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Once he starts singing his own material, he becomes a bona fide rock star — a moody Elvis who straddles rock, country, folk and pop with a hangdog bravura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

“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

Finn Russell looked hangdog - and that takes some doing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

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

His expression, which had been so hangdog a moment ago, now glowed with joy.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix