mope
Example Sentences
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He’s since apologized, saying, “I do town halls all around the world, and as you know, I mope sometimes.”
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
She was still doing a job she fought to get to, and wasn’t the type to mope while still employed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024
But with its relentlessly recriminatory tone, it's often more mope opera than soap opera.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
Ellie may or may not be the savior of humanity, but she certainly rescues “The Last of Us” from apocalyptic mope.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
What I’m saying, Little Charlie, is y’all ain’t gonna have much time to mope ’round and mourn; you best start looking to hiring yourself out.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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