Example Sentences

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A love song in which both MGK and Willow bemoan falling for the emo girl who’s just out of reach, sulkily celebrating her the way songs in the 1950s serenaded the prom queen.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Walking off the pitch after I had loomed eerily over the pre-match coin toss, I saw a sullen teenager, sulkily watching from the sidelines, half-peering at his phone.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2020

I said sulkily, unwilling yet to be contrite.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

Out of shot, a man’s voice begins to dictate instructions, which she notes down somewhat sulkily.

From Economist • Apr. 23, 2018

"Yeah?" a woman's voice, startling in its carrying power, answered sulkily from a room off the balcony.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison