sulked

Example Sentences

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Some 17-year-olds might have sulked at the prospect of swapping the glamour of the Premier League for games against Grimsby and Peterborough.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Bryant could have sulked on the sideline that night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Players are taught to have a “next play mentality,” he said, and instead, Gibson sulked.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2022

A: I kind of sulked for a good month of just watching TV and being sad.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

I suppose it is to Caroline’s credit that she seldom sulked about this deprivation.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson