sullenness
Example Sentences
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Monroe, with a sort of placid sullenness, is the eye of the storm amid these colorful characters, including her hard-charging boss Carter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
His experiments don’t celebrate the technology, but demonstrate its shortcomings and sullenness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
In terms of obvious atmospheric menace, or even mere meteorological sullenness, Friday seemed to deserve at least a pass.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
You’ve tried to offer workarounds and alternative arrangements so she can be with her friends and have a good time—maybe keep reminding her of that proposal, but otherwise, live with her sullenness.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2019
When I refused to be the child they knew and accepted me to be, I was called impudent and my muteness sullenness.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
