Example Sentences

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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of moping over the setback, Ohtani has started eyeing his next boundary-pushing maneuver: To be a leadoff hitter and high-leverage reliever in the same game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

As macho as the protagonist of a Lifetime movie, moping like an adolescent and watching too much TV, Mr. White’s Springsteen is clearly depressed, but Mr. Cooper’s script doesn’t provide much illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Mr Dixon-Box said: "There's no use moping about saying there's a skills gap, the best way is to teach people and for them to learn."

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

For now, there was a fresh basket of superb bread every morning, no Gogolev moping about, and countless baby presents to knit.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood