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sullenness



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You may recall the bricks, the ball hogging, the sullenness, the selfishness, the complete lack of self-awareness from a bitter former MVP flailing against his declining skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2023

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

Frank becomes the child's de facto teacher, assigning a book report, and Kirsten, who performs tween sullenness to perfection, approaches remote learning with the same eye-rolling enthusiasm as my child.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

The men inside either glared back or ignored us in a way that suggested mental illness or depression more than sullenness.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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