Sentence example with the word 'sullen'

sullen

antisocial, bulletheaded, crotchety, dogged, glum, involuntary, morose, pertinacious, self-willed, tenacious, unwilling

Definition adj. showing a brooding ill humor

Last update: October 20, 2016


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Here we have an adolescent who 's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning.   [noun]

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All my attempts to ammuse the children were met with sullen scowls.   [noun]

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The crowd went mad; the benches exchanged sullen looks.   [adverb]

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A short and sullen pause succeeded this bold assertion.   [adjective]

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But this sudden outbreaking of temper as quickly subsided in the still and sullen restraint they most affected in their moments of inaction.   [adjective]

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While the conquered were still, sullen, and dejected, the victors triumphed.   [adjective]

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Fareham followed him close, stalking behind him in sullen silence, with an unalterable gloom upon his face which betrayed no sudden apprehensions, no triumph or defeat.   [adjective]

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