sulking

Example Sentences

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So does not sulking when kids don’t invite you on their vacation or forget to send Mother’s Day cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

I've seen so many strikers sulking when they're on the bench.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The closing argument appeared shortly after that, Will Smith blasting another weak pitch over the center field fence, one dugout dancing, the other one sulking — game over.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

The Mariners lost Sunday, but they weren’t sulking.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

She had already been sulking over her lemon peels.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri