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His mood was sullen, according to Meridith McGraw, author of Trump in Exile, an account of the former president’s time after leaving the White House.

From BBC

The feeling between Trump and McConnell is mutual — the former president once called the Kentucky Republican "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack."

From Salon

Last Thursday, zookeepers noticed the usually playful and energetic bear became lethargic and sullen.

We know Alito’s insurrectionist flags are still aloft in his ever aggrieved mind, while also and flapping wildly in the sullen gusts of wind inside Justice Clarence Thomas’ head.

From Salon

Addressing a sullen final day of negotiations, the WHO chief insisted, “This is not a failure.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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