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

Early in their careers, Campbell, Jaquez and Singleton could have sulked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

“You have to give credit to that young man. He could have sulked and complain and go into the tank.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2020

Some senior professionals might have sulked at the thought of carrying academy players; Lallana led by example and Klopp doffed his baseball cap to the 32-year-old as he left the pitch victorious.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2020

Of course we could have sulked away all our recess there, complaining that we had no better place.

From How to Do It by Hale, Edward Everett