pouty

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday in the Oval Office, he sat with his arms folded like a pouty child, declaring he can do it all by himself.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Kateryna, whose social-media pages are lined with pouty photographs, worked as a tattoo artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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

He expressed no regrets about crossing the pouty ex-president.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2022

Stheno gave her sister a pouty look, which was hard to do with giant bronze tusks.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan