Example Sentences

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With the bases loaded, I was still pouting when the batter drilled the ball deep to right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I had snapped a photo earlier in which he appeared to be pouting.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

It’s that time of year again, when Dodgers fans will be pouting and moaning about “only” winning the division title, and how disgraceful it will be if they fail to win the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024

In Silicon Valley, you have the Elon Musk and Peter Thiel breed, who have made billions of dollars yet spend most of their time pouting because middle class journalists on Twitter think they're dumb.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

If she’d decided to stay but still refused to be his wife, maybe he was pouting.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns