mope
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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
But the Bronx Bombers longtime general manager, Brian Cashman, didn’t mope, instead improving the American League champion roster with several adroit moves, starting with pitchers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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
But with its relentlessly recriminatory tone, it's often more mope opera than soap opera.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
Then us hear a car motor start Dear God, Harpo mope.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
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