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They did not talk about it, but for a few days he had sulked and snapped, as though it were her fault.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2016

A franchise quarterback who was taken No. 1 over all in the 2011 draft, Newton had sulked his way through struggles and losses early in his career.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2015

Mrs. Coogan had sulked in seclusion in a hotel suite for 32 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lewis had sulked, talked loudly offstage, tossed many a sour cabbage from the wings.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people flocked to the abandoned Greek camp to see the sights: here Achilles had sulked so long; there Agamemnon’s tent had stood; this was the quarters of the trickster, Odysseus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton