pouty
Example Sentences
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A pouty, teenage bride-to-be is the humorous focus of “Before the Wedding.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
He looks like a stinky old sociopathic narcissist, a pouty child stuck in the body of a senior citizen who wears the same ill-fitting suit every day.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023
In this one, he swapped out “Jewish communities” from the initial poster’s tweet and swapped in one specific Jewish organization, the Anti-Defamation League, that has previously made him pouty.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023
The two exchanged glares and verbal jabs, after which Kelly pursed his lips and shot his much-memed pouty face at Correa, essentially telling the slugger to sit down and shut up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023
Joffrey looked pouty; somehow she was upsetting him.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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