sullenly
Example Sentences
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They regard each other sullenly, like children forced into introductions by their parents.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2023
You are likely not the sort of person who enjoys storming off from the dinner table, or crying in your childhood bedroom, or sullenly texting a friend while you furtively drink in the bathroom.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
In his bathroom brooding raptors hooded like hangmen shifted sullenly upon their perches.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Everyone knew that the fifth-round pick had bounce, but as he sat sullenly after the play, the question was: Could he bounce back?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
That she would be silent and sullenly hurt.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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