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So does not sulking when kids don’t invite you on their vacation or forget to send Mother’s Day cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Elio doesn’t do too much sulking before he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary take on the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

The Mariners lost Sunday, but they weren’t sulking.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

It's time Rashford stopped sulking and produced the passion and desire a team like Manchester United deserve.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

He had suddenly ceased his gay, exploring little walks about the house, and would sit most of the day, sulking, in the refrigerator.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater