moping

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of moping over the setback, Ohtani has started eyeing his next boundary-pushing maneuver: To be a leadoff hitter and high-leverage reliever in the same game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

As macho as the protagonist of a Lifetime movie, moping like an adolescent and watching too much TV, Mr. White’s Springsteen is clearly depressed, but Mr. Cooper’s script doesn’t provide much illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Why is it called “Uncle Vanya”? All the man does is mope, mope harder, try to do something other than moping, fail miserably and mope some more.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Everyone has noticed me moping around the house, but I’ve refused to talk about what happened.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller