sullen
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Please note that the entry-level Model Y retains the previous, grumpy catfish face, for the sullen ichthyologist in your life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The women stare back at her with sullen but intrigued faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Those sullen teens trailing their parents toward the taco truck—why the hooded sweatshirts in 84-degree heat and 72-percent humidity?
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
I was sullen and dependent on my mother's sole attention, tender-hearted, and whiney: the classic temperament of the artist but without anything to show for my bad character.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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