Example Sentences

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Ms. Lemann was a friend and acolyte of Percy, but where “The Moviegoer” is brooding, “Lives of the Saints” is madcap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Like the album, the trailer's atmosphere is brooding and portentous.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

“The Beekeeper” might share DNA strands of plot with “John Wick,” but it does not have the poetry and soulfulness of those films; where “John Wick” is brooding, this is brutish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Bitcoin is brooding near two-year lows at around $16,245.

From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2022

She’s asleep when I come back, and the street below us is brooding.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron