hangdog
Example Sentences
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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
As a detective, he’s a superhero, with keen powers of observation, but as a person, he’s the hangdog underdog, the little guy, upon whom his foes look with disdain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
In contrast, Walls' Kamal is the film's point guard, carrying the film with his dexterity as well as his deadpan and hangdog expressions.
From Salon ● May 18, 2023
Muggles bustled past wearing the hangdog expressions of early morning, quite unconscious of the little inn’s existence.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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