Example Sentences

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We stood our ground, and he opted not to attend her services and has been sulking ever since.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

He has been sulking ever since—and, worse, being passive-aggressive: forgetting to take the trash out, or replace the milk he drank, or clean up.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2018

General Salan has been sulking in Spain for six weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some one at De Aar ordered an extra truck on to this man's train, and he has been sulking ever since.

From On the Heels of De Wet by James, Lionel