Example Sentences

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Logan has gone to the office and is sulking around, standing over employees' shoulders as they sweat at their cubicles.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023

No-one is sulking if they are left out - they all want to be a part of this, I would too.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2021

On one side of the grandstand, a jowly Tajik commander laughs with his friends; on the other, Qais Hassan is sulking.

From National Geographic • Feb. 2, 2021

She is sulking, and my mother is upset.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2018

For the umpteenth time, Mrs. van Daan is sulking.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank