sullen
Example Sentences
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Men walked into the ring only to end the night sullen and swollen, broken and confused at how — or when — they nosedived toward the canvas.
From Los Angeles Times
From labeling college students “slouching, bored and sullen” to decrying the high cost of college without indicating its true source, Mr. Will was spot-on with conservative talking points.
From Washington Post
This, instead of slouching, bored and sullen, at the back of lecture halls not to acquire knowledge or even marketable skills but a bachelor’s degree, a credential of increasingly dubious value.
From Washington Post
Morant was sullen as he talked about his availability being “in jeopardy” after he landed on his right hand.
From Washington Post
There is an air of sullen normality in Yangon, where there is at least still a functioning economy, but it is one operating at a much lower level than before the coup.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
